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crab mentalityA way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.Rate it:

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ghost writerGhostwriters are hired to do the writing of a speech or literary work but do not get the credit.Rate it:

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give up the ghostTo quit; to cease functioning.Rate it:

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ghost at the feastA presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories.Rate it:

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give up the ghostTo cease clinging to life; to die.Rate it:

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ghost of a chanceusually negative meaning is will not happen.Rate it:

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ghost homeA residence intentionally kept vacant by an absentee owner, especially a foreign investor, as a financially safe asset to be liquidated at a convenient time.Rate it:

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ghost from one's pastSomething unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them to the present day.Rate it:

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ghost in the machinea term used to describe the concept of mind-body dualism: that the mind exists alongside and separate from the body; also an album by The PoliceRate it:

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ghost trainfairground attractionRate it:

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give up the ghostTo cede a commitment to or identification with.Rate it:

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Give Up the GhostStop trying or give up when you know it is useless and you will not succeedRate it:

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yield the ghostTo give up the ghost.Rate it:

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Mary Celestea ghost shipRate it:

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Flying DutchmanA ghost ship.Rate it:

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rendre l'âmeto pass away; to give up the ghostRate it:

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animam edere or efflareto give up the ghost.Rate it:

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dead creature screecherGhost zombie enters your soul to eat your good deeds and bad deeds to enslave your spiritRate it:

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extremum vitae spiritum edereto give up the ghost.Rate it:

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il a l'air d'un déterréHe looks as pale as death, as pale as a ghost.Rate it:

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the flying dutchmanlegendary ghost shipRate it:

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