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belly up

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CIDE DICTIONARY

belly upv. 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 upa. [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]

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