To take pot luck - definition

English as a Second Language English Teacher Explanations (ESL Tests)
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Test No. [color=blue]incompl/advan-57 “Lucky You”, question 8

He just couldn’t make up his mind which to choose and so in the end he decided to take … luck.

(a) pot
(b) tin
(c) can
(d) box

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/advan-57 “Lucky You”, answer 8

He just couldn’t make up his mind which to choose and so in the end he decided to take pot luck.

Correct answer: (a) pot

Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
He just couldn’t make up his mind which to choose and so in the end he decided to take box luck.
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could you help me with this expression?

By the way the translations features are not exactly correct well at least in spanish.

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This expression means leave the result to chance without worrying about the consequences.

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An assortment of food at a church potluck

A potluck is a gathering of people where each person or group of people may contribute a dish of food prepared by the person or the group of people, to be shared among the group.
The word pot-luck appears in 16th century England,“food provided for an unexpected or uninvited guest, the luck of the pot”.
to invite sb on a pot-luck
Etymology: (perhaps)The term potluck comes from the traditional practice (not that it’s entirely unknown among us moderns) of never throwing anything away. Meal leftovers would be put into a pot and kept warm, and could be used to feed people on short notice.When you showed up for a meal, you took the “luck of the pot.”