yield the ghost

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To give up the ghost.

Japanese Meaning

死ぬ / 息絶える / 力尽きる

I feared my grandmother's old radio would yield the ghost during the storm.

嵐の間におばあちゃんの古いラジオが壊れてしまうのではないかと心配した。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To give up the ghost.

and often did I strive / To yield the ghost: but still the envious flood / Stopped in my soul, and would not let it forth

yields the ghost

（ present singular third-person ）

yielding the ghost

（ participle present ）

yielded the ghost

（ participle past ）

yielded the ghost

（ past ）