pot luck

pot luck
.pot 'luck
BrE pot|luck AmE [ˌpɔtˈlʌk US ˌpa:t-] n
1.) take pot luck
a) to choose something without knowing very much about it, and hope that it will be what you want
We hadn't booked a hotel so we had to take pot luck.
b) to have a meal at someone's home in which you eat whatever they have available, rather than food which has been specially bought for the occasion
I'm not sure what there is in the fridge - you'll have to take pot luck.
2.) AmE
a meal in which everyone who is invited brings something to eat
Can you bring a salad? It's a potluck.
potluck meal/dinner etc
a potluck supper at the church

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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