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to give up the ghost
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Умереть
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")
идиома
неформальное
Примеры
After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
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(машины) перестать работать
(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")
идиома
неформальное
Примеры
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
03
перестань пытаться что-то сделать
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")
Примеры
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
