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belly up

verb
  1. To gather close, or approach eagerly or assertively, as a bar for ordering alcoholic drinks. (intransitive) · He bellied up to the bar as soon as he saw a free stool.
  2. To die; to fail or go out of business. (intransitive)
  3. To lay on the back with its belly up. (intransitive)
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