as in to close
to come near or nearer
belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves
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Recent Examples of belly up
Yet, even with Philadelphia squaring off against Kansas City in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the patrons of Big Charlie’s still belly up to the bar in the belly of the beast.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Part of the clip shows the two cuddling on the couch with Daisy's belly up, happily accepting pets.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
There’s certainly a decent stack of cautionary tales, examples of where a manager returning to the site of former glory goes belly up.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
Immediately, the cat joins in the play, falling to the floor, belly up, as if he had been shot for real.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
That translates to an additional $20,000 in sales over the three days from folks who bellied up to the bars while waiting (and waiting and waiting) for their flights.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 July 2024
So, basically, with everyone tiptoeing around Hill’s criminal case, Buddy is just bellying up to the ballot box and saying: Make this a referendum on me.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2024
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Part of the clip shows the two cuddling on the couch with Daisy's belly up, happily accepting pets.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
There’s certainly a decent stack of cautionary tales, examples of where a manager returning to the site of former glory goes belly up.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
Immediately, the cat joins in the play, falling to the floor, belly up, as if he had been shot for real.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
That translates to an additional $20,000 in sales over the three days from folks who bellied up to the bars while waiting (and waiting and waiting) for their flights.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 July 2024
So, basically, with everyone tiptoeing around Hill’s criminal case, Buddy is just bellying up to the ballot box and saying: Make this a referendum on me.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly up
Verb
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The Washington Post reported the Trump administration plans to close more than 110 IRS taxpayer assistance centers.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Under all three scenarios presented for the Paschal pyramid, De Zavala would close and its students would go to E.M. Daggett Elementary School, which is a short walk from Daggett Middle School.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Feb. 2025
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As a result, gold soared to a fresh all-time high earlier this month, approaching a record $3,000.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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Speaking of her daughter, the beauty entrepreneur and growing mogul lights up when discussing how the next generation approaches skincare.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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Another scientific investigation drawing on the same participant group as Ogino’s study found that eating one or more servings per week of yogurt compared with no yogurt consumption was connected to a lower incidence of proximal colon cancer.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Following the report, Senator Mitch McConnell drew on his own experience with polio to express his concerns about Kennedy's nomination.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Closing strong seemed to influence the selection committee in 2024, and teams want to avoid giving it any reason to doubt as Selection Sunday nears.—
Mark Schindler,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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As the 2025 event nears, everyone involved is keeping a close eye on the sky, hoping for a smooth race without any further disruptions.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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So his owner came up with an idea to keep him away from it that immediately went viral on social media.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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When the Dolby lights go down March 2, some anti-fascist speeches will inevitably come up.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Belly up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20up. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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