belly up to the bar—(U.S. sl.)
1. go up to the bar to order a drink, etc.:
- It will be a great place to belly up to the bar, or just mingle before the shows.
2. get seriously involved; make a serious effort:
- There was hope for solving the crisis but it was time for all parties to “belly up to the bar.”
go belly up —(coll.) become bankrupt:
- The recent recession led to a decrease in orders, and workers increasingly feared that the company would go belly up.