Turn belly up In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "turn belly up", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-07-06 06:07

Meaning of Turn belly up

Turn belly up informal verb phrase

slang

Used to say that someone dies.

His brother turned belly up in a crash.

Shortly after she had turned belly up, he took a job in a funeral parlour.

To stop working or functioning; to break down.

My computer turned belly up while I was working.

Our car turned belly up all the time, so we decided to buy a new one.

To totally fail or to have a bad, unfavorable, or disastrous outcome.

If you don't work hard, you may turn belly up.

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To work very diligently and energetically

Grammar and Usage of Turn belly up

Verb Forms

  • turned belly up
  • turning belly up
  • turns belly up
  • to turn belly up
The verb "turn" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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