The business 'went belly-up' [=went bankrupt] during the long recession.
The team 'went belly-up' in the play-offs.
a middle-aged man with a big 'beer belly'
(..) I want them to fight with me when the time comes. The day I ask my people to fight with the crows is the day my people cut my guts from my belly and make me eat them. And how many of your people can't fight? The women, the children, the old, the sick-- (..)2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Kill the Boy Season: 5 Episode 5