Idiom
yield up the ghost
Meaning
For a person, to die.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The old machine finally yielded up the ghost.”
“After struggling with the illness for months, the patient eventually yielded up the ghost in his sleep.”
“The ancient king, having ruled for over fifty years, finally yielded up the ghost as the sun set behind the castle walls.”
Examples
simple
“The old machine finally yielded up the ghost.”
contextual
“After struggling with the illness for months, the patient eventually yielded up the ghost in his sleep.”
complex
“The ancient king, having ruled for over fifty years, finally yielded up the ghost as the sun set behind the castle walls.”
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