go belly-up
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go belly-up
Where it comes from
From the tendency of fish to float upside down when they die.
verb goes belly-up · going belly-up · went belly-up · gone belly-up
- To die.
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To fail or fold; especially, to be closed or shut down, or go out of business.
I was sorry to hear that my favorite little restaurant went belly-up.
Similar: go bankrupt
Talk about this word "go belly-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/go%20belly-up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. go belly-up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/go%20belly-up "go belly-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/go%20belly-up.Cite this
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title = {go belly-up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20belly-up},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
