单词 | give up the ghost |
释义 | give up the ghostSEE SYNONYMS FOR give up the ghost ON THESAURUS.COM Die, as in At ten o'clock he gave up the ghost. This expression, which employs ghost in the sense of “the soul or spirit,” may itself be dying out. [Late 1300s] Words nearby give up the ghostgive the time of day, give the word, give the works, give to understand, give-up, give up the ghost, give vent to, give voice to, give way, give way to, give what for The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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