go belly up
to fail badly, to die
TRANSLATION
go belly up = den Geist aufgeben, abkratzen --- GOOGLE INDEX go belly up: approximately 2,200,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Bistro chain GOES BELLY UP - again
(BBC - News Headlines)
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By 1987 the Reagan economy WENT BELLY UP in the biggest stock market crash since the great depression...
(ABC News)
(BBC - News Headlines)
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By 1987 the Reagan economy WENT BELLY UP in the biggest stock market crash since the great depression...
(ABC News)
Did you
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go belly up (also, turn belly up)
idiom
- hopelessly ruined or defeated, especially a bankrupt business (from the idea of a floating fish)
(Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)
belly up
phrasal verb
- to approach closely (belly up to the bar)
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Heidi Fleiss is an American columnist and TV personality was named the "Hollywood Madam." This nickname came about after she became famous for managing a prostitution ring in Los Angeles. She claims to have had many famous and wealthy clients. Nevertheless, she became the target of a police investigation, was convicted and sent to prison. This left the celebrity madam in financial difficulty.
Commenting on her money problems in 1999, American late night talk show host Jay Leno said: ""Heidi Fleiss has filed for bankruptcy. It's not the first time she's gone belly up!"
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SYNONYMS
flop, flounder, go down, go up in smoke, hit the skids, run aground
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I learned a lot about running a business after my first venture went belly up."
idiom
- hopelessly ruined or defeated, especially a bankrupt business (from the idea of a floating fish)
(Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)
belly up
phrasal verb
- to approach closely (belly up to the bar)
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Heidi Fleiss is an American columnist and TV personality was named the "Hollywood Madam." This nickname came about after she became famous for managing a prostitution ring in Los Angeles. She claims to have had many famous and wealthy clients. Nevertheless, she became the target of a police investigation, was convicted and sent to prison. This left the celebrity madam in financial difficulty.
Commenting on her money problems in 1999, American late night talk show host Jay Leno said: ""Heidi Fleiss has filed for bankruptcy. It's not the first time she's gone belly up!"
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SYNONYMS
flop, flounder, go down, go up in smoke, hit the skids, run aground
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I learned a lot about running a business after my first venture went belly up."
