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bellying up to the bar

bellying up to the bar is the present participle and gerund of belly up to the bar.

Meaning of belly up to the bar

Verb

belly up to the bar (third-person singular simple present bellies up to the bar, present participle bellying up to the bar, simple past and past participle bellied up to the bar)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.
    • Allen declines to discuss acquisition plans. . . . Nonetheless, W. Whitley Hawkins, whom Allen recently promoted to president from executive vice-president for marketing, asks the question out loud: "Are we going to belly up to the bar? All Pan Am assets for sale have some appeal to us."1991 June 2, “If Delta's Going To Make A Move, 'It's Now Or Never'”, in Businessweek, retrieved 05 Apr 2015

Questions about bellying up to the bar

What is bellying up to the bar the present participle and gerund of?
Bellying up to the bar is the present participle and gerund of belly up to the bar.

Words near bellying up to the bar in the dictionary

  1. bellyhold
  2. bellyholds
  3. bellying
  4. bellying out
  5. bellying up
  6. bellying up to the bar
  7. bellyings
  8. bellyland
  9. bellylaugh
  10. bellylaughed
  11. bellylaughing

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