Found 1 items, similar to belly up.
English → English (gcide) Definition: belly up belly up \bel"ly up`\, v. i. to approach (a counter) and stand in front of it; -- used mostly in the phrase belly up to the bar (i.e. to a counter in a saloon). [PJC] belly up \bel"ly up`\, belly-up \bel"ly-up`\, a. [from analogy to the position of a floating dead fish.] defunct; bankrupt; -- used mostly of commercial organizations; often used in the phrase go belly-up, i. e. to go bankrupt. [PJC]