ghost at the feast

feast or famine

A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.

ghost from one's past

Something unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them (makes them feel uneasy) to the present day.

ghost home

A residence intentionally kept vacant by an absentee owner, especially a foreign investor, as a financially safe asset to be liquidated at a convenient time.

give up the ghost

To cease clinging to life; to die.

skeleton at the feast

One whose presence brings gloom to a joyous occasion.

yield the ghost

To give up the ghost.

yield up the ghost

For a person, to die.