To give up the ghost

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to die; to expire.

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asphyxiate be born buy it buy the farm cash in one's chips change state conk conk out decease die drop dead famish ghost give out give way give-up the ghost go go bad kick the bucket			The fireflies, too, which sparkled most vividly in the darkest places, now and then startled him, as one of uncommon brightness would stream across his path; and if, by chance, a huge blockhead of a beetle came winging his blundering flight against him, the poor varlet was ready to give up the ghost, with the idea that he was struck with a witch's token. The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington View in context			To give audience To give away To give back To give battle To give ear to To give effect to To give large To give one rope To give one the bag To give one the dor To give one the lie in his throat To give one the slip To give one to understand To give order To give place To give possession To give quarter To give rein To give room To give the lie to To give the mitten to To give the sack to To give the whetstone To give to the dogs To give to wife To give up the ghost To give vent to To give way To glaum at To glut the market To go To go a-begging To go about To go across the country To go ahead To go astern To go back on To go bet To go beyond to go bust To go by the board To go cross lots to go down the drain To go halves To go heels over head To go into liquidation To go into particulars To go it To go it alone To go it blind To go off half-cocked			To give away To give back To give battle To give ear to To give effect to To give large To give one rope To give one the bag To give one the dor To give one the lie in his throat To give one the slip To give one to understand To give order To give place To give possession To give quarter To give rein To give room To give the lie to To give the mitten to To give the sack to To give the whetstone To give to the dogs To give to wife To give up the ghost To give vent to To give way To glaum at To glut the market to go to go to go to go to go To go a-begging To go about To go across the country To go ahead To go astern To go back on To go bet To go beyond to go bust To go by the board To go cross lots to go down the drain To go halves To go heels over head To go into liquidation To go into particulars To go it To go it alone To go it blind

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