go belly up

意味

to fail, especially as a business

（特に事業が）失敗する、倒産する.

例文

1. 1The travel company went belly up, and hundreds of holidays were cancelled.
2. 2Three restaurants on our street have gone belly up since January.
3. 3The shop couldn't pay its rent or its staff, and it went belly up in March.
4. 4If the factory goes belly up, half the town will lose their jobs.
5. 5Why did such a popular café go belly up after only a year?

文法

go は不規則動詞：went、gone。主語は通常、会社、店、計画など