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have no truck with something

Rur. to have nothing to do with something. After the way Mary treated me, I'll have no truck with her. We only show good, wholesome movies at this theater. We have no truck with most of that Hollywood trash.

See also: have

just fell off the turnip truck

Rur. ignorant; unsophisticated. He stood there gawking at the buildings in town like he just fell off the turnip truck. My cousin acts like she just fell off the turnip truck.

See also: fell, just, turnip

keep on trucking

Inf. to continue to do well; to continue to try. Just keep on trucking, man. All I can do is keep on trucking.

See also: keep

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have no truck with something/somebody

to refuse to become involved with something or someone because you do not approve of them Our committee will have no truck with racist attitudes.

See also: have

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.

See also: back

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have no truck with somebody/something (slightly formal)

to refuse to become involved with someone or something Our committee will have no truck with racist attitudes.

Usage notes: usually said about someone or something you do not approve of

See also: have