(idiomatic) To gather close, or approach eagerly or assertively, as a bar for ordering alcoholic drinks.

Alternative spelling of belly up

(idiomatic) Dead or defunct.

simple past tense and past participle of belly up

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belly up

present participle of belly up

To die. / To fail or fold; especially, to close or shut down a business; to go out of business.

(chiefly US, idiomatic) To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.