English

Verb

go belly-up ‎(third-person singular simple present goes belly-up, present participle going belly-up, simple past and past participle went belly-up)

1. (idiomatic) To die.
2. (idiomatic) To fail or fold; especially, to close or shut down a business; to go out of business.

   I was sorry to hear that my favorite little restaurant went belly-up.

See also

• bankruptcy
• belly up, belly-up
• bite the dust