to give up the ghost
01
to stop living
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idiom
informellt
Exempel
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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idiom
informellt
Exempel
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
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
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
Efter tre misslyckade försök kastade de till slut in handduken.
