potnoun
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/pɒt/Related words and phrases
Idioms
a crock/pot of golda large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get
go to pot(informal)to become much less good because people are not working hard or taking care of things
Her handwriting's gone to pot since she started using a computer all the time. in the melting pot(especially British English)likely to change; in the process of changing
the pot calling the kettle black(saying, informal)used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself
pot luckwhen you take pot luck, you choose something or go somewhere without knowing very much about it, but hope that it will be good, pleasant, etc.
It's pot luck whether you get good advice or not.You're welcome to stay to supper, but you'll have to take pot luck (= eat whatever is available). pots of money(British English, informal)a very large amount of money
put a quart into a pint pot(British English)to put something into a space that is too small for it
Writing a history of the world in a single volume is like putting a quart into a pint pot. a watched pot never boils(saying)used to say that when you are impatient for something to happen, time seems to pass very slowly