turn belly up

and go belly up

1. Sl to fail. (See also turn turtle.)—I sort of felt that the whole thing would go belly up, and I was right. The computer—on its last legs anyway—turned belly up right in the middle of an important job.

2. Sl. to die. (As a fish does when it dies.) The cat was acting strangely for a while before she turned belly up. Every fish in Greg's tank went belly up last night.

turn belly up

and go belly up

1. in. to fail. I sort of felt that the whole thing would go belly up, and I was right. (See also belly up.) The computer—on its last legs anyway—turned belly up right in the middle of an important job.

2. in. to die. (As a fish does when it dies.) Every fish in Greg’s tank went belly up last night.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Em	EM	English
Ataturk	['æstətʒ:k]
Gotthilf	GAWT-hilf	German
Whittington	['hwitiŋtən]
Thamir	-	Arabic
Zuan	-	Medieval Italian