'go belly-up' definitions:

Definition of 'go belly-up'

From: GCIDE
  • belly up \bel"ly up`\, belly-up \bel"ly-up`\, a. [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]