The ghost at the feast noun phrase
The presence of someone or something spoils the enjoyment of something else.
I know you want me to relax and I'm very grateful for that. But l don't want to be the ghost at the feast, so I can't go to the party with you.
people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.
To feel hopeless or lose control of one's emotions
To cause someone to feel sad, depressed and hopeless.
To excitedly display one's negative emotions.
Having strong emotions or sexual feelings
This phrase comes from Shakespeare's Macbeth.
If someone cuts a sorry figure, he or she creates an unfavourable impression to others or causes others to regard him or her unfavourably.
Lisa cut a sorry figure at the job interview