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give up the ghost
/ɡˈɪvˌʌp ðə ɡˈəʊst/
/ɡˈɪvˌʌp ðə ɡˈoʊst/
Examples
1. The old man gave up the ghost.
2. My poor old car finally gave up the ghost.
3. Ours has finally given up the ghost.
4. All I'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me, so I simply gave up the ghost.
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