giving up the ghost

phrase

present participle of give up the ghost
as in dying
to stop living Her estranged sister gave up the ghost years ago.

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buying it
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  • Wall Street, at least, is buying it, and is now bullish on Meta’s ability to drive revenue through Muse, Reuters reports.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But speculators on prediction market platform Kalshi are not buying it, pricing in an 87% chance that the average gas prices will stay above $4 per gallon heading into the elections in November.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Giving up the ghost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giving%20up%20the%20ghost. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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