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
When a property and casualty insurer does go belly up, there are safety nets for policyholders in the form of state guaranty associations, which are established by state law but privately funded by the insurance industry.
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Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip shows the tiny puppy sprawled out with its belly up, lying limply across its owner's chest and neck, as if drained from a grueling day of activity.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The enterprise went belly up and created a rift with some family members who were part of the venture.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip shows the tiny puppy sprawled out with its belly up, lying limply across its owner's chest and neck, as if drained from a grueling day of activity.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The enterprise went belly up and created a rift with some family members who were part of the venture.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly up
Verb
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The episode closes with Pete, who has successfully found a watering hole for the horses.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the East African country to the verge of civil war, the German foreign ministry said on Saturday.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh, meanwhile, asked how the court should approach a delegation of power to an independent agency, rather than to the president.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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During March 6’s NBA exhibition match between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, James approached Smith on the sidelines and confronted him about his comments about Bronny.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In some cases, the title of the episode and the way the episode is constructed really does draw on that source.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team drew on Green’s experience when choosing genetics, importing 600 cannabis cuttings from the west coast of Canada (remarkably, only one didn’t survive the journey).—
Sarah Sinclair,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As her period of study was nearing its end, her father decided that her public thesis defense should be held in Rovigo to increase her fame in the Republic of Venice.—
Manuela Callari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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The team’s plane, Sabena Flight 548, nearing a landing in Brussels, circled the airport three times before plunging to the ground in a fiery explosion in Berg-Kampenhout, about 45 minutes outside of Brussels.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bannon came up with the amazing comeback to secure the submission win.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The role-playing influence has players collecting experience points for Kratos to level up, coming up with strategic character builds around abilities and magic, and crafting armor pieces while keeping in mind stats and resistances.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Belly up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20up. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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