Phrases related to: barmecide feast

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Barmacide feast	Something that appears highly desirable, but proves to be imaginary, illusory and ultimately very disappointing.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
enough is as good as a feast	Just the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.	Rate it: (5.00 / 2 votes)
feast for the eyes	Visually pleasing sight.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
ghost at the feast	A presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories.	Rate it: (4.25 / 4 votes)
skeleton at the feast	A reminder of death, a memento mori.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
feast or famine	A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Feast or Famine	Either you have too much of something or too little of it, something which is surplus sometimes and sometimes you have its shortage	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
skeleton at the feast	One whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
contentement passe richesse	Enough is as good as a feast.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
convivium instruere, apparare, ornare (magnifice, splendide)	to prepare, give a feast, dinner.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
oculos pascere aliqua re (also simply pasci aliqua re)	to feast one's eyes with the sight of...	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)