Shit Feast

A friend was describing how she had to endure a thankless job, and I said she was literally eating shit at a feast, highlighting how she was undervalued despite being surrounded by opportunities

In some cultures, this expression captures the idea of someone taking on a burdensome task to benefit others, like a caretaker who sacrifices comfort for the good of the group

On social media, a person used the phrase to explain why they stopped following a popular influencer who was still reaping rewards even after a scandal, making it feel like they had it easy all along

At work, when a team was handed a messy project that another department failed to finish, they joked that they were being fed a shit feast, pointing out how little support they got from their colleagues

In a romantic relationship, one partner accused the other of eating shit at a feast, meaning they were getting all the praise and perks while the other did most of the work and stayed in the background