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gone belly-up

gone belly-up is the past participle 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 gone belly-up

What is gone belly-up the past participle of?
Gone belly-up is the past participle of go belly-up.

Words near gone belly-up in the dictionary

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

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