yield the ghost

ghost at the feast

A presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories.

ghost from one's past

Something unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them (makes them feel uneasy) to the present day.

ghost home

A residence intentionally kept vacant by an absentee owner, especially a foreign investor, as a financially safe asset to be liquidated at a convenient time.

give up the ghost

To cease clinging to life; to die.

yield up the ghost

For a person, to die.