the ghost walks

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the ghost walks

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Etymology An allusion to a scene in Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theater Humorous The manager comes to pay the company's salaries.

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!).2010, John Harper, editor, Tales of Haunted Places:

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