give-up the ghost Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    decease; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
    • She died from cancer
    • The children perished in the fire
    • The patient went peacefully
    • The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102

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