the ghost walks
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An allusion to a scene in Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
Phrase[edit]
- (theater, humorous) The manager comes to pay the company's salaries.
- 2010, John Harper, editor, Tales of Haunted Places:
- Ask the regular staff at any theatre when the ghost walks and the chances are that the answer will be — on a Friday, ie pay night (unless that happens to be on a Thursday!).
Usage notes[edit]
- Often in the form of a question: "has the ghost walked?", "when will the ghost walk?", etc.