belly up

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belly up

  1. (idiomatic) If a company goes belly up, it goes bankrupt and has to close down.
    After several financial failures, the organization went belly up.
  2. (idiomatic) If you belly up to the bar, counter, table, etc. you sit down there, ready to drink or eat.
    It's time to belly up to the bar for a cocktail or two.

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