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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
Voorbeelden
When the power went out during the storm, all the electronic devices in the house gave up the ghost.
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")
IdiomInformalVoorbeelden
After years of reliable service, the washing machine finally gave up the ghost and had to be replaced.
03
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")
Voorbeelden
All I'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me, so I simply gave up the ghost.
