off the back of a lorry
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off the back of a lorry — idiom
1. Goods that are probably stolen, but the source is not admitted.
1.idiom
Definition
Goods that are probably stolen, but the source is not admitted.
Example
He bought a cheap phone that fell off the back of a lorry.
The suspiciously cheap goods might have come off the back of a lorry.