yield the ghost

To die. Based on the idea that one's spirit leaves the body when one dies. More commonly expressed in the phrase "give up the ghost." Susie called me in tears when grandma yielded the ghost after her long illness. Well, if the mechanic can't work his magic this time, it looks like Marshall's car will finally yield the ghost.

词组	yield the ghost
释义	yield the ghost yield the ghost To die. Based on the idea that one's spirit leaves the body when one dies. More commonly expressed in the phrase "give up the ghost." Susie called me in tears when grandma yielded the ghost after her long illness. Well, if the mechanic can't work his magic this time, it looks like Marshall's car will finally yield the ghost. See also: ghost, yield Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: yield beck and call give up the ghost give up the ghost, to a penny for them be twiddling (one's) thumbs be twiddling your thumbs (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) but for the grace of God 57
随便看	at a low ebb at a moment's notice at anchor at an early date at an end a tangled web at an impasse at an unearthly hour at an unearthly/ungodly hour at an ungodly hour at any cost at any price at any rate at a/one stroke at a pinch at a pinch/push at a premium at a price at a push at a rate of knots at arm's length at around at a set time at a (single) blow at a (single) stroke