Ara
to give up the ghost
01
ölmek
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")
deyim
gayriresmî
Örnekler
After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
02
bozulmak (makine/motor)
(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")
deyim
gayriresmî
Örnekler
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and couldn't be fixed.
03
çabalamayı bırakmak, çalışmayı bırakmak
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")
Örnekler
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
