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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
Exemplos
The marathon runner pushed himself to the limit and collapsed as he crossed the finish line, seemingly ready to give 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")
IdiomInformalExemplos
The old refrigerator in the kitchen finally gave up the ghost, leaving the food inside to spoil.
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")
Exemplos
All I'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me, so I simply gave up the ghost.
