go belly up

US /ɡoʊ ˈbɛli ʌp/
UK /ɡoʊ ˈbɛli ʌp/
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1.

倒産する, 破綻する, 失敗する

to fail completely, especially financially; to go bankrupt

:
The company will go belly up if sales don't improve soon.
売上がすぐに改善しなければ、その会社は倒産するだろう。
After several bad investments, his business finally went belly up.
いくつかの悪い投資の後、彼の事業はついに破綻した
2.

死ぬ, 息を引き取る

to die (often used for animals)

:
My goldfish went belly up last night.
昨夜、私の金魚が死んだ
The old dog finally went belly up after a long illness.
長い病気の末、老犬はついに死んだ