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
Exempel
The ancient computer struggled to keep up with modern software and eventually gave up the ghost, refusing to start.
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")
idiom
informal
Exempel
The computer's hard drive started making strange noises before it eventually gave up the ghost, resulting in the loss of all data.
03
kasta in handduken, ge upp
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")
Exempel
When no one signed up for the class, the school gave up the ghost.
När ingen anmälde sig till kursen gav skolan upp.
