جستجو
زبان دیکشنری را انتخاب کنید
to give up the ghost
01
از دنیا رفتن, مردن
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")
اصطلاح
غیررسمی
مثالها
After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
02
خراب شدن
(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")
اصطلاح
غیررسمی
مثالها
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
03
رها کردن کاری که به جایی نمیرسد
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")
مثالها
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
