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go belly up
go belly up
to fail
My company announced layoffs, so I found another job, and then my new company went belly up. Usage notes: usually said about business and other organizations
Etymology: based on the idea of a dead animal found lying on its back, with its belly (stomach) facing up
go belly up
(informal) if a business goes belly up, it fails Factories and farms went belly up because of the debt crisis.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Marcello | | mahr-CHEL-lo | Italian |
Karsten | | KAHR-sten (Low German) | Low German, Danish, Norwegian |
Akpofure | | - | Western African, Urhobo |
Hoshea | | - | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
Deanne | | dee-AN | English |
Greg | | GREG | English |