take potluck
take pot luck
To select blindly from the available options in the hopes of achieving a fortunate or beneficial end result. I like to just take pot luck when I travel to new cities and try out whatever local establishments I happen upon.
See also: luck, pot, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take potluck
Come to eat whatever happens to be served; also, take one's chances. For example, You're welcome to join us for supper but you'll have to take potluck, or When the flight was canceled, passengers had to take potluck on other airlines. This idiom alludes to accepting whatever happens to be in the cooking pot. [Second half of 1700s]
See also: potluck, take
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- take pot luck
- pot luck
- in luck
- nice break
- lucky break
- luck out
- luck in
- a stroke of luck
- stroke of luck
- live in a tree