bellied up; bellying up; bellies up
: to move close or next to
bellied up to the bar
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Verb
belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves
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Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Small fish float belly-up alongside snakelike tubes of irrigation piping.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
After his plan to cancel Cesar goes belly up, Clodio decides to change methods — elaborate trolling won’t suffice — and launches a run for mayor.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Usually, a belly-up fish isn’t long for this world.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Small fish float belly-up alongside snakelike tubes of irrigation piping.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
Verb
After the show’s cancellation, Franklin used its archives as collateral against a production that went belly up, Shapiro says.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
After his plan to cancel Cesar goes belly up, Clodio decides to change methods — elaborate trolling won’t suffice — and launches a run for mayor.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Belly-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belly-up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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