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have no truck with something/someone

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.

off the back of a lorry (British, humorous, 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 someone/something

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