take pot-luck

take pot-luck
1) (обыкн. with smb.) разделить трапезу с кем-л. (ср. чем бог послал, чем богаты, тем и рады) [pot-luck угощение для нежданного гостя]

I wonder if you couldn't come out to the house tomorrow night for supper - just take pot-luck with us? (S. Lewis, ‘Elmer Gantry’, ch. XVIII) — Скажите, не зашли бы вы завтра вечером ко мне поужинать, закусить по-домашнему?

Mary: "...Wouldn't you and Mrs. Douglas and your daughter like to take pot-luck with us tonight, about seven-fifteen?" (J. O'Hara, ‘The Searching Sun’, act I, sc. I) — Мэри: "...Не зайдете ли вы, миссис Дуглас, и ваша дочь к нам в четверть восьмого, чтобы разделить с нами нашу скромную трапезу?"

So the Dersinghams had talked it over and decided that he must be asked to dinner, properly asked to dinner and not merely invited to take pot-luck some Sunday. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. III) — Поэтому супруги Дерсингем, обсудив вопрос со всех сторон, решили, что Голспи следует пригласить к обеду, не просто позвать как-нибудь в воскресенье и угостить чем бог послал, а устроить настоящий парадный обед.

2) взять то, что подвернётся, что посчастливится достать

If you don't book your accommodation in advance, you may find that all the best places are full, and you'll have to take pot luck. (ECI) — Если вы заранее не закажете номера в гостинице, все лучшие номера могут разобрать и придется мириться с тем, что достанется.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • take pot luck — phrase to choose something when you do not know what you will get and can only hope that it will be good I’ve never heard of any of these restaurants. We’ll have to take pot luck. Thesaurus: to choose someone or somethingsynonym to choose a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take pot luck — to choose something when you do not know what you will get and can only hope that it will be good I ve never heard of any of these restaurants. We ll have to take pot luck …   English dictionary

  • take pot luck — to accept or choose from whatever is available, without knowing whether it will be good or not. I took pot luck at the airport and just got on the first available flight …   New idioms dictionary

  • pot luck — noun 1. (in the expression take pot luck) what may happen to be in the pot and so be available to make a meal, esp for the unexpected arrival 2. Whatever happens to be available • • • Main Entry: ↑pot * * * pot luck UK US noun [uncountable] a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pot luck — noun uncount a situation in which you do not know what to expect, but you hope that it will be good a. take pot luck to choose something when you do not know what you will get and can only hope that it will be good: I ve never heard of any of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pot-luck — If you take pot luck, you take whatever happens to be available at the time …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • pot luck — /pɒt ˈlʌk/ (say pot luk) Colloquial –noun 1. whatever food happens to be at hand without special preparation or buying: * You ll jist take sort o pot luck, Collins, he remarked. I should a baked some soda bread an boiled some meat last night, on… …  

  • pot luck — noun 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pot·luck — (US) (or Brit pot luck) /ˈpɑːtˈlʌk/ noun, pl lucks 1 [count] US : a meal to which everyone who is invited brings food to share He organized a neighborhood potluck for next Saturday. often used before another noun a potluck dinner/supper …   Useful english dictionary

  • pot luck —    If you take pot luck, you accept whatever is available without knowing what it will be like.     We were so hungry we decided to take pot luck and stopped at the first restaurant we saw …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions


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