melting pot noun
plural ∼ pots [count] : a place (such as a city or country) where different types of people live together and gradually create one community — usually singular ▪ The city is a melting pot of different cultures. ▪ the American melting pot
in the melting pot
Brit : not yet certain or finally decided : still changing or likely to change
▪ Our plans are still in the melting pot. ▪ It looked like our team was winning, but then everything went back in the melting pot. [=the outcome became uncertain again]
▪ Our plans are still in the melting pot. ▪ It looked like our team was winning, but then everything went back in the melting pot. [=the outcome became uncertain again]
