yield up the ghost

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Meanings:

1.
historical British Englishbiblical Englisharchaicbiblicalformal
- To die; to surrender life or breath, especially in biblical or traditional contexts.
2.
general English (literary)figurativeliterary
- To cease functioning or to be completely destroyed or broken, applied figuratively to objects or systems.

Examples:

EN: Jacob did not yield up the ghost until he had delivered the last sentence of admonition and benediction to his twelve sons.
TE: మా వాడు పన్నెండో తరగతి పరీక్షలు రాయాల్సి ఉండగా జమ్ము వెళ్లిన అతడు తిరిగి రాలేదన్నాడు.

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