e.g. “A car careered through the central reservation on the A50 after a bathtub fell off a lorry.”
“Work to repair the southbound section of Middleton Boulevard is progressing well following this morning’s incident when a digger fell off a lorry.”
“Work to repair the southbound section of Middleton Boulevard is progressing well following this morning’s incident when a digger fell off a lorry.”
However, if someone says that something they have acquired fell off the back off a lorry or that they got it off the back of a lorry, they are suggesting that it was probably stolen.
Examples of use:
“Jones points out the beer garden tarmac that fell off the back of a lorry, the bar that was donated by a landlord who had closed his London pub, the logo that was designed for free by a local artist.”
“Purchasing on some websites can be scarcely more reliable than picking up goods off the back of a lorry from someone you met in the pub.”
“If the seller is listed as having zero feedback, then nine times out of 10 it means that his items have probably fallen off the back of a lorry.”
Photo credit: Glen Wallace
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