PETS4寫(xiě)作精選短語(yǔ)64

to go belly-up
     in business, to collapse; to go out of business (“belly” means stomach, so going belly-up means to turn on your back and float like a dead fish)
     EXAMPLE:
     My brother’s company went belly-up last month when its revenues were far below its monthly debts, so now he’s looking for a job.