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.
- 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