give up the ghost

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give up the ghost

Euph. to die. (Fixed order. Often used to describe machines breaking down.) The old man gave up the ghost. My poor old car finally gave up the ghost.

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Impressed with this idea, I was about to relinquish my hold and give up the ghost with a good grace, when I was arrested by the cry of the Angel, who bade me hold on. The Angel of the Odd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context The fireflies, too, which sparkled most vividly in the darkest places, now and then startled him, as one of uncommon brightness would stream across his path; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give up the ghost, with the idea that he was struck with a witch's token. The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington View in context			give the nod give the once-over give the push give the raspberry give the rough side of tongue give the runaround give the shaft give the shirt off back give the shits give the shivers give the slip give the thumbs down give the thumbs up give the time of day give the willies Give them hell! give tit for tat give to on a plate give to on a platter give to understand give under threat of give up as a bad job give up for dead give up hope give up the fight give up the ghost Give us the tools, and we will finish the job give vent to give voice to give walking papers give way give way to give weight to give you a lift? given given half a chance given to given to doing given to understand glad glad hand glad rags glad to hear it glad to meet you glad you could come glad you could drop by glance glance around glance at glance back glance down			give tongue to give tuppence give twist give two hoots give umbrage give umbrage to give under threat of give up give up give up Give Up (album) Give Up (album) Give Up (album) Give Up (disambiguation) Give Up (disambiguation) Give Up Already give up as a bad job give up as a bad job give up as a bad job give up as a bad job give up as a bad job give up claim to give up for dead give up for lost give up for lost give up hope give up office Give Up or Die give up the argument give up the fight give up the ghost give up the point give up the right to give up the struggle give up treacherously give up work Give us a break! Give us the tools, and we will finish the job Give us this day our daily bread Give us this day our daily bread give utterance give utterance to give validity to give variety give vent give vent to give vent to give verbal evidence give voice give voice to give voice to give walking papers give warning give way give way give way give way to give way to give weight to give what for give what for

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