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Jenne Phuong
2021-10-14 10:10
Spectre at the feast British phrase
The nouns "ghost" and "skeleton" can be substituted for the noun "spectre".
Used to refer to someone or something who/which deprives others of enjoyment in a celebratory occasion because he/she/it reminds them of an unhappy event.
While almost everybody were celebrating the occasion, he stood outside like a spectre at the feast.
His thoughtless question was the spectre at the feast and took the fun out of the hall.
Was I wrong to invite Jeff, the ghost of the feast?
The Ancient Egyptians, according to the Greek historian Plutarch, used to lay a skeleton at the table during a feast to remind people that they would die one day.
Do you see anything wrong?
Use ink or some type of digital scanner to record one's fingerprints
The police wants to roll all people's finger prints in the office.
