belly up

== English == === Alternative forms === belly-up === Pronunciation === === Adjective === belly up (not comparable) (idiomatic) Dead or defunct. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used with go, went, or turn. ==== Related terms ==== go belly-up tits up === Verb === belly up (third-person singular simple present bellies up, present participle bellying up, simple past and past participle bellied up) (idiomatic, intransitive) To gather close, or approach eagerly or assertively, as a bar for ordering alcoholic drinks. (intransitive) To die; to fail or go out of business. (intransitive, of a dog) To lay on the back with its belly up. ==== Derived terms ==== belly up to the bar