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Avoir du pot

Expression: Avoir du pot

Pronunciation: [ah vwar du po]

Meaning: to be lucky

Register: informal

Notes: The French word pot means “luck” in a number of expressions:

avoir du pot - to be lucky
un coup de pot - a stroke of luck
Quel pot ! - What luck!

manquer de pot - to be unlucky
Manque de pot ! - No luck!
Pas de pot ! - No luck!

Example:
Tu as du pot !
You are so lucky!

Familiar synonym: avoir du bol