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
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
The investment firm Lehman Brothers had gone belly up and banks were not lending.
—Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 18 Oct. 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 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
The investment firm Lehman Brothers had gone belly up and banks were not lending.
—Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Belly-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belly-up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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