as in to close
to come near or nearer
belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves
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Recent Examples of belly up
Yet, even with Philadelphia squaring off against Kansas City in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the patrons of Big Charlie’s still belly up to the bar in the belly of the beast.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Part of the clip shows the two cuddling on the couch with Daisy's belly up, happily accepting pets.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
There’s certainly a decent stack of cautionary tales, examples of where a manager returning to the site of former glory goes belly up.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
Immediately, the cat joins in the play, falling to the floor, belly up, as if he had been shot for real.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
That translates to an additional $20,000 in sales over the three days from folks who bellied up to the bars while waiting (and waiting and waiting) for their flights.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 July 2024
So, basically, with everyone tiptoeing around Hill’s criminal case, Buddy is just bellying up to the ballot box and saying: Make this a referendum on me.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2024
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Part of the clip shows the two cuddling on the couch with Daisy's belly up, happily accepting pets.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
There’s certainly a decent stack of cautionary tales, examples of where a manager returning to the site of former glory goes belly up.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
Immediately, the cat joins in the play, falling to the floor, belly up, as if he had been shot for real.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
That translates to an additional $20,000 in sales over the three days from folks who bellied up to the bars while waiting (and waiting and waiting) for their flights.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 July 2024
So, basically, with everyone tiptoeing around Hill’s criminal case, Buddy is just bellying up to the ballot box and saying: Make this a referendum on me.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly up
Verb
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The parking lots at The Meadows were closed Wednesday evening while police investigated the shooting.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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Barricades will line the west side of the street. ▪ Pedestrians: Sidewalk seating on Ocean Drive will be closed.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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This panel will dive into the art of the cold read, providing actors with the tools to approach any audition with confidence, preparation, and authenticity.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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But one of my adjustments took me a by surprise, and that is the quandary of how to approach lunch.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rather, drawing on the proving grounds of centuries of samurai culture and Japanese martial arts, it’s cultivated both physically and energetically in the hara—our umbilical to life itself.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Kateryna, meanwhile, would spend hours reading books and drawing on her iPad, mostly pictures with cats in them.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Grace chalked it up to the date: her period was nearing.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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The 2025 Oscar acting nominees are nearing the end of their press and promotional campaigns, and nobody is more relieved to see that finish line than Hollywood’s stylists.—
Alison Edmond,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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So his owner came up with an idea to keep him away from it that immediately went viral on social media.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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When the Dolby lights go down March 2, some anti-fascist speeches will inevitably come up.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Belly up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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