gave up the ghost
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Lotus Two Slice Toaster – My trusty $20 toaster recently gave up the ghost, and I didn’t realize how much I’d been settling until I dropped a bagel into the Lotus two-slice.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
Don’t worry, says the president of the pumpkin farm: There are plenty to replace those that gave up the ghost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Like the ill-fated ship in Jones’s Broadway “Titanic,” which failed to sink at the first preview after the hydraulic set failed, Lepage’s machine also gave up the ghost at a key moment in the drama.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
His trailer gave up the ghost further around the coast and he replaced it with a smaller, lighter version.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2021
People gave up the ghost with delicacy and taste inside the hospital.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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