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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 |
Kyveli | | kee-VEL-ee | Greek |
Grga | | - | Croatian |
Gervasio | | jer-VAH-zyo (Italian), her-BAH-syo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
Ehud | | - | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Nuan | | - | Chinese |
Marge | | [ma:dʒ] | |