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If something goes belly up, it goes ____.

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Old 03-Apr-2006, 04:32
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Old 11-Jul-2006, 17:50
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If a plan or business goes belly up, it fails.
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He bought stock in the company and then it went belly up. Bad timing.

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To go bankrubt
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A variant in the US is /tits up/.
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Hi,

Is "belly up" a fairly common phrase? Does it sound childish?
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Hi,

Is "belly up" a fairly common phrase? Does it sound childish?
It's common enough.
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Hopelessly ruined or defeated ; especially : bankrupt.
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Think of a dead fish floating 'belly up'.
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gone bust
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