Turn belly up informal verb phrase
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 die or pass away
1. To become shabby or worn along the edges when talking about fabric or threads
2. To become weaker or less effective, or start to fail
To work very diligently and energetically
A problem or difficult circumstance
I'm short-sighted, so forgetting my glasses is a real hair in the butter for my sight.