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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
مثالیں
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
![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
مثالیں
My old car finally gave up the ghost; it stopped running altogether and could n't be fixed.
03
ہمت ہار دینا, کوشش چھوڑ دینا
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")
مثالیں
After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.
تین ناکام کوششوں کے بعد آخرکار انہوں نے ہمت ہار دی۔
