Belly-up
How is Saran’s business doing?
He says it’s gone belly up.
Belly up? Is that good or bad?
It’s terrible. When you say somebody’s
business went belly up, it means that it went bankrupt. For example, many chit
funds go belly up within a couple of years.
Running a business is not an easy thing
to do, I guess. But tell me, what is the connection between bankruptcy and a
belly going up. Belly means stomach, doesn’t it?
Yes, the word belly means stomach. Tell
me, what happens to a fish when it dies.
It floats upside down... So, its belly is
up.
Exactly! So a business is like a dead fish.
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