belly up

倒産する、破産する

会社が借金を返せなくなってつぶれる。

やさしい英語で： If a business does this, it fails because it cannot pay its debts.

• The company went belly up.
• Several shops went belly up during the recession.
• Will the business go belly up if sales keep falling?

使い方： go belly up (The company went belly up after losing its biggest customer.)

類義語： go bankrupt, go bust, fail

よく使う表現： go belly up, company goes belly up

食卓につく、カウンターに座る

食べたり飲んだりするため、テーブルやカウンターに座る。

やさしい英語で： To sit at a bar, counter, or table, ready to eat or drink.

• Belly up to the table, everyone!
• We bellied up to the counter for lunch.
• They were bellying up to the bar for their evening drinks.

使い方： belly up to something (We bellied up to the kitchen table for breakfast.)

類義語： sit down

よく使う表現： belly up to something, belly up for dinner

死んだ、機能しなくなった

死んでいる、またはもう動かず活動していない。

やさしい英語で： Dead, or no longer working or operating.

• The fish was belly up in the pond.
• By morning, the old computer was belly up.
• Their business went belly up within a year.

類義語： dead, defunct, finished

反対語： alive, operational

よく使う表現： go belly up, float belly up

勢いよく近づく、カウンターに陣取る

特に飲み物を注文しようと、勢いよく堂々と近づく。

やさしい英語で： To move close to a place eagerly or confidently, especially to order a drink.

• Belly up to the bar!
• He bellied up to the bartender and ordered a beer.
• The thirsty workers were bellying up to the drinks counter.

使い方： belly up to someone/something (The customers bellied up to the counter to order their drinks.)

類義語： approach, step up to

よく使う表現： belly up to something, belly up to someone