go belly-up

Fail, go bankrupt, as in This company's about to go belly-up. This expression alludes to the posture of a dead fish in the water. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see go broke.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marguerite	[.ma:gə'ri:t]
Antipater	an-TI-pə-tər (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Brewster	['bru:stə]
Franciszek	frahn-CHEE-shek	Polish
Sabella	sə-BEL-ə	English (Rare)
Kelvin	KEL-vin	English