transcription, транскрипция: [ beli ]
( bellies)
1.
The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use.
She laid her hands on her swollen belly...
You’ll eat so much your belly’ll be like a barrel.
= stomach, tummy
N-COUNT : with poss
see also beer belly , pot belly
2.
If a company goes belly up , it does not have enough money to pay its debts. ( INFORMAL )
I really can’t afford to see this company go belly up.
= go bust
PHRASE : V inflects