belly up
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Dead or defunct.
- Alternative spelling of belly up.
Verb
- To gather close, or approach eagerly or assertively, as a bar for ordering alcoholic drinks.
- To die; to fail or go out of business.
- To lay on the back with its belly up.
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