punch bowl

noun

1. a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of punch bowl¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

It’s like we’re just like spitting in the punch bowl, that it's wrong and rude and who the hell do you think you are?

From Salon

Once chilled, either put all together in pitchers or punch bowl, adding infusion/syrup to taste.

From Salon

The only fly in the punch bowl is that despite his dogged efforts, Filer has no agent and no traditional publisher.

From Los Angeles Times

The day of Uncle Edisto’s funeral, we’d had a morning hailstorm and a broken punch bowl, so I was glad to greet the sun.

From Literature

Then, Musk offered $44 billion to Twitter just as the Federal Reserve was beginning to pull away the punch bowl.

From Seattle Times