give up the ghost
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John Wain was twenty three when his old man gave up the ghost.
Другие идиомы:
- give (someone) the red-carpet treatment
- give (someone) a start
- give out
- give (something) a shot
- give (someone) a dirty look
- give (someone) the low-down (on someone or something)
- give off (something)
- give (someone) the runaround
- give (someone) a bum steer
- give one's eye teeth (to do something)
- give (someone) a tongue-lashing
- give the devil his due
- give (something) a whirl
- give someone (or something) a second chance
- give or take