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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: feast, ghost

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I HATE to be the spectre at the feast but does it strike anyone else that the business acumen of the new Blues board leaves something to be desired given that they have paid pounds 30 million over the realistic market price for the club. Numbers just don't add up; Your Shout by Birmingham Mail (England) Byline: Brian Glanville, Special to Gulf News Amidst the rush of fulsome eulogies following the sad death of Bobby Robson, one feels a little like the spectre at the feast. Bobby never lacked for courage to fight by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates) The spectre at the feast is the elder, favourite son who died saving the life of a local boy, now a goofy, overweight loser who is himself invited to the party for obscure, painfully masochistic reasons by the old couple. Wall of silence by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk			the salt of the earth the same old same old the same old thing the same to you The scales fall from eyes the school of hard knocks the scum of the earth the seven year itch the shape of things to come the sharp end the shit hits the fan the shit out of the shock of life the shoe is on the other foot The show must go on the silent majority the silly season the silver screen the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question The sky's the limit the slings and arrows the small hours the smart money the smoke the smoking gun the spectre at the feast The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak the spirit moves the staff of life the state of play the status quo the story of life the straight and narrow the straw that breaks the camel's back the strong, silent type the sun belt the swing of things the tail end of the tail wagging the dog the thin end of the wedge the thing is the thinking man's crumpet the third degree the three R's the time is ripe the tip of the iceberg the toast of the tools of the/ trade the top brass the top dog the top flight			The Space Station The Spamhaus Project The Spammers Takeout The spanish american war The spanish american war The spanish american war The Spanish Armada The Spanish Armada The Spanish civil war The Spanish civil war The Spanish Inquisition The Spanish Inquisition The Spanish Journal The Spanish Society The Spanish Society The Spanish Soldiers The Spanish Table The Spanish Trading House The Speakeasy Offensive The Special Cubic Formula The Special Cubic Formula The Special Event The Special Goodness The Special Needs Network The Special One The Specialists The Specialists Role Playing The Specie Circular The Spectator The Spectator the spectre at the feast The Spectres The Spectres The Spectres The Speed Channel The speed of light in a vacuum The speed of light in a vacuum The speed of light in vacuum The speed of light in vacuum The Speed of Pain The Sperm Bank of California The spice The spice The spice The Spider Web Network The Spin Starts Here The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak the spirit moves The Spirit of Christmas Past The Spirit of Christmas Present The Spirit of Radio The Spirit of St. Louis The spirit of the lamp The spirit of the lamp The spirit of the lamp The Spirit of the Land The Spirit of the Times The Spirit Radio The Spirit That Guides Us The Spiriting Board The Spiritual Regeneration Movement

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