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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")
idiom
informal
Példák
The old car finally sputtered and gave up the ghost, leaving its owner stranded on the side of the road.
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")
idiom
informal
Példák
The ancient printer in the office gave up the ghost, leaving us unable to print any documents.
03
feladni, elengedni a dolgot
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")
Példák
All I'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me, so I simply gave up the ghost.
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