skeleton at the feast

skeleton at the feast

One whose pessimistic outlook or behavior dampens the mood at a happy event. Don't invite Chris to your engagement party—he's always so gloomy and will just be a skeleton at the feast.
See also: feast, skeleton
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • gloomy Gus
  • wet noodle
  • wet sock
  • Bite your tongue!
  • tend toward
  • tend toward (something)
  • soft pedal
  • soft-pedal (something)
  • the facts of life
  • the soul of discretion