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off the back of a lorry (British humorous) also off the back of a truck (Australian humorous)

if you say that you got something off the back of a lorry, you mean that it was probably stolen I don't know where he gets this stuff - probably off the back of a lorry. There's a new stereo too which, I suspect, fell off the back of a lorry.

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What used to wake us with the thud of a small futon falling off the back of a truck now whistles through the air like an empty Slurpee cup, landing noiselessly. All the news that sells: today's major newspaper barely makes a dent ... by Spivey, Ed, Jr. / Sojourners Magazine Since those early days in the world of commerce, JNE's track record has been characterized by persistent and consistent growth as it moved from a one-man operation working off the back of a truck to a plant on 56th Street in Saskatoon's famed north-end industrial area. Build the foundation by Martin, Paul / SaskBusiness The digger rolled off the back of a truck in front and mangled the Nissan Almera she was travelling in. Not your fault that girl was crushed by digger; DRIVERS IN CLEAR OVER ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			of the sort of two minds off off and running off artist off balance off base off campus off center off chance off course off duty off game off goes off hands off like a shot off limits off on a sidetrack off on the right foot off on the wrong foot off own bat off rocker off season off the air off the back of a lorry off the back of a truck off the bat off the beaten path off the beaten track off the books off the charts off the cuff off the face of the earth off the hook off the mark off the peg off the rack off the record off the shelf off the subject off the top of head off the track off the wagon off the wall off to a flying start off to a running start off to one side off to the races off to the side off topic off-colour			Off Shore Medical School Off Shore Network Planning Off Shore Teleradiology Off side Off side Off side Off side Off Side Front Off Side Rear Off Sides Off Sides Off Sides Off Sides off site off site Off Site Office Help Off Site Sales off soundings Off Stage Off Street Parking Off stump off stumps Off tha Muscle off the air off the air off the air off the air off the air Off The Back off the back of a lorry off the back of a truck off the bat off the bat off the bat off the bat off the bat off the beaten path off the beaten track off the beaten track Off the Beaten Track (album) Off the Beaten Trail Off the Beaten Trax off the bit off the bit off the bit off the bit off the bit Off the Bone Off the Bone Off the Bone off the books off the books off the books off the bridle off the bridle off the bridle off the bridle off the bridle Off The Chain Off the Chart Off the Charts

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