- go or turn belly up
- idi inf Informal. to come to an end; die; fail
From formal English to slang. 2014.
go or turn belly up
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turn belly up — AND go belly up 1. in. to ail. □ I sort of felt that the whole thing would go belly up, and I was right. (See also belly up.) □ The computer on its last legs anyway turned belly up right in the middle of an important job. 2. in. to die. (As a… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
turn belly-up — 1. v. die 2. v. fail; perform poorly … English slang
turn back the clock — See: PUT BACK THE CLOCK … Dictionary of American idioms
turn back the clock — See: PUT BACK THE CLOCK … Dictionary of American idioms
turn turtle — {v. phr.} To turn upside down. * /The car skidded on the ice and turned turtle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
turn turtle — {v. phr.} To turn upside down. * /The car skidded on the ice and turned turtle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
belly — bellylike, adj. /bel ee/, n., pl. bellies, v., bellied, bellying. n. 1. the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen. 2. the stomach with its adjuncts. 3. appetite… … Universalium
belly up — 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Sylvia was boiled belly up glassy eyed. □ After four beers, I was belly up, for sure. 2. mod. dead. □ That’s the end. This company is belly up. (See also turn belly up.) □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Belly dance — Oriental dance redirects here. For other forms of dance from the Middle East, see Middle Eastern dance. For the single by Akon, see Belly Dancer (Bananza). Raqs Sharqi dancer Chryssanthi Sahar Scharf in Heidelberg … Wikipedia
belly cast — n. A plaster cast of a pregnant woman s stomach. Example Citation: Mothers to be nationwide are getting plastered, with belly casts appearing at baby showers as gifts, said a Maine businesswoman who sells the molding kits. Dawn Sagario, Moms to… … New words
