飲のみ回まわす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

pass the cup around; drink in turns from a shared cup

Describes the action of passing a single cup or glass among a group, each person drinking in turn. Common in traditional drinking settings.

• 宴えん会かいでおちょこを飲のみ回まわす。

  We pass the sake cup around at the banquet.

• 昔むかしは一ひとつのコップで水みずを飲のみ回まわしたものだ。

  In the old days, we used to pass a single cup around to drink water.