belly up

Adjective

 * 1)  Dead or defunct.
 * After several financial failures, the organization went belly up.

Usage notes

 * Often used with, , or.

Related terms

 * tits up
 * tits up

Verb

 * 1)  To gather close, or approach eagerly or assertively, as a bar for ordering alcoholic drinks.
 * He bellied up to the bar as soon as he saw a free stool.
 * 1)  To die; to fail or go out of business.
 * 2)  To lay on the back with its belly up.