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
Ralph	RALF (English), RAYF (English), RAHLF (German)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Christabelle	KRIS-tə-bel	English (Rare)
Bridger	BRIJ-ər	English (Modern)
Noah (2)	NO-ə (English)	Biblical
Luitger	-	German (Archaic)
Kwabena	-	Western African, Akan