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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")
modo di dire
informale
Esempi
After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
02
rendere l'anima a Dio
(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")
modo di dire
informale
Esempi
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
03
smettere di provare
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")
Esempi
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
