what does the expression "take one down, pass it around" mean?

Question

it's an english idiom

Answer 1

It's part of that song. 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer. Take one down, pass it around, (less by 1) bottles of beer on the wall!

Answer 2

Take a bottle of beer off of the shelf, and pass it around, so that everyone gets a sip.

It's from 99 bottles of beer on the wall.

Answer 3

Yep, it's a song to sing on a long bus ride or something. 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 botles of beer.Take one down and pass it around,98 bottles of beer on the wall...Repeat

Answer 4

This is interesting. In the States, we sing "if one of those bottles should happen to fall..98 bottles of beer on the wall"
It dawned on me how wasteful we are even in song.

Answer 5

"take one down, pass it around" is a line from the song "99 bottles of beer" The lyrics are:

99 bottles of beer on the wall
99 bottles of beer
you take one down
and pass it around
98 bottles of beer on the wall

98 bottles of beer on the wall
98 bottles of beer
you take one down
and pass it around
97 bottles of beer on the wall...


The song counts down until there are no more bottles of beer.

The line basically means, you take a bottle of beer and drink and share it the beer and you keep on drinking and sharing until there is no more.

Answer 6

its a drinking song - 99 bottles of beer on the wall
take one down pass it around
98 bottles of beer on the wall 98 bottles of beer

98 bottles of beer on the wall
98 bottles of beer
take one down pass it around
97 bottles of beer

and on and on and on

Answer 7

it means to take a drink off the shelf and pass it around the room

Answer 8

the beer song or maybe take a hit of the mary jane and pass it around

Answer 9

Just what it says!