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Enough is as good as a feast. (British, old-fashioned)

something that you say which means you should not have more of something than you need. No, thank you, nothing more to drink for me. Enough is as good as a feast.

See also: enough, good

feast your eyes on something

to look at something with a lot of pleasure. Just feast your eyes on this fabulous painting.

See also: eye

feast or famine

something that you say which means that you either have too much of something or you have too little. It's either feast or famine on television; last week there was nothing I wanted to see and this week there are three good films on at the same time.

the ghost/spectre at the feast (British, literary)

something or someone that spoils your enjoyment by making you remember something unpleasant. John was the spectre at the feast, always reminding her of her broken promise.

See also: ghost, spectre

a movable feast

something that happens often but at different times so that you are not certain when it will next happen. They usually have a party at some point in the summer but it's something of a movable feast.

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feast your eyes on someone/something

to look at someone or something with pleasure. We spent one whole day feasting our eyes on paintings I never thought I'd have the chance to see.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a feast for the eyes someone or something that is pleasing to look at: Potter's film is a feast for the eyes.

See also: eye

(either) feast or famine

either too much or too little of something. It's feast or famine — last week I had no work, and now I am too busy!

Usage notes: often used in the form it's (either) feast or famine, as in the example