death's head at a feast

death's head at a feast
(death's head (или skeleton) at a (или the) feast)
"череп (или скелет) на пиру", т. е. то, что портит удовольствие, омрачает веселье [в Древнем Египте существовал обычай ставить во время пира на видном месте скелет, напоминавший гостям о смерти]

‘Come and dine at Michael's then. Uncle - do!’ Adrian shook his head. ‘Skeletons should not be at feasts.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XVII) — - В таком случае, дядя, приходите к Майклу на обед. Пожалуйста, приходите. Адриан покачал головой: - Привидениям не место на пиру.

I think you have pulled through the worst of this business now; you don't look quite so much like a death's head at a feast. (E. L. Voynich, ‘The Gadfly’, part II, ch. VII) — Я думаю, что кризис миновал: вы уже не так напоминаете призрак смерти, являющийся на пир.

I don't want to be a skeleton at the feast, because I've been feeling very gratified myself, but I think it would be remiss not... to remind you that the thing's still open. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Masters’, part I, ch. 12) — Я не хочу портить вам настроение, ведь я так же доволен, как и вы, но считаю уместным... напомнить, что вопрос еще остается открытым.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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