belly up to the bar
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.
Definitions
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.
Allen declines to discuss acquisition plans. . . . Nonetheless, W. Whitley Hawkins, whom Allen recently promoted to president from executive vice-president for marketing, asks the question out loud: "Are we going to belly up to the bar? …
Comments
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "belly up to the bar".
🗺️About Regional & Other slang
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "belly up to the bar" (B)
Browse all slang words starting with B.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- gut up64%
(intransitive, slang, mostly, imperative) To show courage and hide one's apprehension.
- head down, bum up64%
(UK, slang) Hard at work; preparing oneself to work hard.
- pick up the tab64%
(intransitive, idiomatic, chiefly, US) To accept a bill and pay it, especially at a bar or restaurant.
- belly flop63%
(slang) A flop; an utter failure.
- ruck up62%
(chiefly, US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat, vulgar) To be brave, to show some courage, to keep moving forward in a difficult situation.