belly up Synonyms

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The once-thriving restaurant had to shut its doors, belly up from financial ruin.
The competition was too fierce, leaving the small business belly up within months.
The ship was taking on water rapidly, threatening to send it belly up.
The struggling actor had hit rock bottom, belly up in a cheap motel room.
The corrupt politician's career took a nosedive, leaving him belly up and exposed.
The whale beached itself, belly up on the sandy shore, a tragic end to a majestic creature.
The drought had left the farm belly up, the parched fields unable to sustain livestock.
The boxer went down hard, belly up on the canvas, ending the fight in a decisive knockout.
The abandoned car stood on its roof, belly up in a ditch, a forgotten relic of a reckless accident.
The metaphorical fish was belly up, indicating the failure of a once-promising endeavor.

near, draw on, approach, come, come up,close, close in,show up, sneak up, nigh

retire, recede,back (up or away), retreat, withdraw, go, take off, pull out, remove,run away

The once-thriving restaurant had to shut its doors, belly up from financial ruin.

The competition was too fierce, leaving the small business belly up within months.

The ship was taking on water rapidly, threatening to send it belly up.

The struggling actor had hit rock bottom, belly up in a cheap motel room.