go belly up

基本解释

In the modern world, a company that does not earn enough profit is said to go belly up .
在现在这个社会，一个公司如果不能得到足够的利润就意味着事业破产。
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With a bond, you always get your interest and principal at maturity, assuming the issuer doesn't go belly up.
投资债券，只要债券发行者没有破产，你总能在到期的时候获得利息和本金。
Jeff:My uncle's afraid that our company is going to go belly up.
杰夫：我叔叔担心我们公司会倒闭。
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