Como Pronunciar "go belly up"

expression

GOH BEL-ee UHP

gOH BEL-ee UP

Definição

If a company or project goes belly up, it fails completely or becomes bankrupt. The expression can also be used more generally to mean that something stops working or collapses.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈbɛɫi/ /ˈəp

Inglês Britânico

ɡˈəʊ/ /bˈɛli/ /ˈʌp

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

GOH BEL-ee UHP

gOH BEL-ee UP

Ouça em Contexto

The restaurant went belly up after only six months.

Many small shops go belly up during tough economic times.

If the project goes belly up, we'll lose our investment.

Their plan looked good at first but then it just went belly up overnight.