Give up the ghost

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo cease clinging to life; to die.

2.VerbTo quit; to cease functioning.

"My old computer finally gave up the ghost the other day."

3.VerbTo cede a commitment to or identification with. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with of]

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