[Idiom] WENT BELLY UP. - Talk About Failures in a Fun Way
Went belly up.
Fail completely.
Went belly up" is a casual idiom meaning to fail completely, resembling a fish turned belly up in the water, which is dead. This phrase is often used in business contexts to describe a company that has gone bankrupt or ceased operations.
Example Sentences
The business went belly up after the recession.
The business failed after the recession.
Despite efforts to save it, the startup went belly up due to lack of funding.
Despite efforts to save it, the startup failed due to a lack of funding.
Many restaurants went belly up during the pandemic as they couldn't sustain operations.
Many restaurants failed during the pandemic as they couldn't sustain operations.