PETS4写作精选短语64-to go belly-up

to go belly-up 事业破产
　　
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.