BELLY-UP


Meaning of BELLY-UP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈəp ]

adjective

Etymology: from the floating position of a dead fish

Date: 1939

: hopelessly ruined or defeated ; especially : bankrupt

the business went belly-up

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.