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going belly-up

going belly-up is the present participle and gerund of go belly-up.

Meaning of go belly-up

Verb

go belly-up (third-person singular simple present goes belly-up, present participle going belly-up, simple past went belly-up, past participle gone belly-up)

  1. (informal) To die.
  2. (informal) To fail or fold; especially, to be closed or shut down, or go out of business.
    • I was sorry to hear that my favorite little restaurant went belly-up.
    Synonyms:
    go bankrupt

Questions about going belly-up

What is going belly-up the present participle and gerund of?
Going belly-up is the present participle and gerund of go belly-up.

Words near going belly-up in the dictionary

  1. going bankrupt
  2. going barrel
  3. going barrels
  4. going batshit
  5. going begging
  6. going belly-up
  7. going below
  8. going berserk
  9. going between
  10. going beyond
  11. going beyond the pale

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