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off the back of a lorry

off the back of a lor·ry
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awf, of stressed th ee bak uhv, ov ey lawr-ee, lor-ee]
    • /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði bæk ʌv, ɒv eɪ ˈlɔr i, ˈlɒr i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awf, of stressed th ee bak uhv, ov ey lawr-ee, lor-ee]
    • /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði bæk ʌv, ɒv eɪ ˈlɔr i, ˈlɒr i/

Definitions of off the back of a lorry words

  • phrase off the back of a lorry If someone says that something has fallen off the back of a lorry, or that they got something off the back of a lorry, they mean that they bought something that they knew was stolen. 0
  • noun off the back of a lorry a phrase used humorously to imply that something has been dishonestly acquired 0
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Parts of speech for Off the back of a lorry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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off the back of a lorry popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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