Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
belly up — 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Sylvia was boiled belly up glassy eyed. □ After four beers, I was belly up, for sure. 2. mod. dead. □ That’s the end. This company is belly up. (See also turn belly up.) □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
belly up to — (US sl) To go directly or purposefully towards • • • Main Entry: ↑belly * * * belly up to [phrasal verb] belly up to (someone or something) US, informal : to walk to or toward (someone or something) The men bellied up to the bar. • • • … Useful english dictionary
Belly dance — Oriental dance redirects here. For other forms of dance from the Middle East, see Middle Eastern dance. For the single by Akon, see Belly Dancer (Bananza). Raqs Sharqi dancer Chryssanthi Sahar Scharf in Heidelberg … Wikipedia
belly — 1 noun (C) 1 PERSON a) your stomach: a full belly b) BrE the part of your body between your chest and your legs; abdomen (1): She lay on her belly in the long grass. 2 ANIMAL the underneath of an animal s body 3 OBJECT a curved or rounded part of … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
belly — bel•ly [[t]ˈbɛl i[/t]] n. pl. lies, 1) anat. the abdomen or underpart of an animal 2) anat. the stomach with its adjuncts 3) appetite or capacity for food; gluttony 4) the womb; uterus 5) the interior of something: a ship s belly[/ex] 6) a… … From formal English to slang
belly — bel|ly1 [ beli ] noun count * 1. ) INFORMAL a stomach. This word is often used to talk about whether people have enough to eat or not: Our first priority is putting food in empty bellies. a ) INFORMAL the front part of your body between your… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
belly out — verb swell out or bulge out • Syn: ↑belly • Derivationally related forms: ↑belly (for: ↑belly) • Hypernyms: ↑swell, ↑swell up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
belly-land — verb land on the underside without the landing gear • Topics: ↑air travel, ↑aviation, ↑air • Hypernyms: ↑land, ↑set down • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
lower than a snake's belly — Someone or something that is lower than a snake s belly is of a very low moral standing … The small dictionary of idiomes
someone's eyes are bigger than their belly — (someone s) eyes are bigger than (their) belly/stomach humorous something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can t finish this piece of cake. I m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual … New idioms dictionary
