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Here is the definition of the word "Micawber" in some online dictionaries. Is the phrase correct?

Micawber - A person who idles and trusts to fortune

What is the meaning of "trust to fortune?" Thank you!
  

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Mr. Micawber is a character in 'David Copperfield', a book by Charles Dickens. His name is used to describe a person who behaves in the same way.

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  • Micawber is a character in 'David Copperfield', a book by Charles Dickens.
  • His name is used to describe a person who behaves in the same way.
  • "Trust to fortune" means to accept everything which happens, in the hope that things will get better on their own.
  • Fortune is the same thing as 'luck'.
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Mr. Micawber is a character in 'David Copperfield', a book by Charles Dickens. His name is used to describe a person who behaves in the same way. "Trust to fortune" means to accept everything which happens, in the hope that things will get better on their own. Fortune is the same thing as 'luck'. To idle means to be lazy. "Trust to fortune" means the same thing as "trust fortune", that is, t
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A person who trusts to fortune is someone who is not proactive about what what happens in their life; they leave it to chance/luck.
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