to cast in one's lot
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To share the good or bad fortune of another.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to cast in one's lot” mean?
To share the good or bad fortune of another.
Is “to cast in one's lot” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.