Thread: Origin of expression
View Single Post
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 15-Mar-2006, 07:25
curmudgeon's Avatar
curmudgeon curmudgeon is offline
Moderator
  
Join Date: Mar 2006
Country: Scotland
Posts: 1,631
Current Location: England
First Language: English
Thanks: 0
Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts
curmudgeon is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Origin of expression
Its a ruder version of 'gone belly up' meaning things have gone drastically wrong. A fish goes belly up when it dies, so maybe thats where it originated
Reply With Quote