give up the ghost

Enduring the dour drudgery of “Last Rites,” it’s never been clearer that it’s time to give up the ghost.

And in that sense, the best thing the governor ever did for his political career was to finally give up the ghost.

Entering the penultimate month of a dire 2022, world equity indices don't want to give up the ghost yet on the near 10% rebound since Oct.

You’ll give up the ghost first.

They'd gasped at Nkunku's miss, held their head in their hands anew when he missed again with a back-post header and may have started to give up the ghost entirely when McGregor beat Tyler Adams' shot away soon after.