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to give up the ghost
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to stop living
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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
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My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
03
de handdoek in de ring gooien, het opgeven
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")
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After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
Na drie mislukte pogingen gooiden ze uiteindelijk de handdoek in de ring.
