(idiomatic, US, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.
(idiomatic, US, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.
Fall off a truck means: Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
fall off a truck means: Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Fall off a truck means: Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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(idiomatic, AU, US, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession through illegal or otherwise dubious means.
(idiomatic, British, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.
(chiefly, US, stative, idiomatic) To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.
To fall off.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep.