give-up the ghost

Verb

Meaning

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Source: WordNet

give up the ghost

pass die exit expire perish choke decease go pass away croak kick the bucket buy the farm conk drop dead pop off

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turn change state

fall suffocate yield drown abort starve

She died from cancer Source: Internet

The children perished in the fire Source: Internet

The patient went peacefully Source: Internet

The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102 Source: Internet