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to give up the ghost
01
to stop living
![to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/17775/original/dead?type=jpeg "to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning")
ιδιωματισμός
ανεπίσημο
Παραδείγματα
After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
02
(of a machine) to fail to work properly
![to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/49832/original/?type=jpeg "to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning")
ιδιωματισμός
ανεπίσημο
Παραδείγματα
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
03
το παρατάω, σταματώ την προσπάθεια
to put an stop to an activity one knows has very little or no chance of achieving success
Dialect
British
British![to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43146/original/?type=jpeg "to [give] up the ghost definition and meaning")
Παραδείγματα
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
Μετά από τρεις αποτυχημένες προσπάθειες, το παράτησαν τελικά.
