Смысл: belly

belly1. [ʹbelı] n
<Í> 1. 1) живот, брюхо, пузо
the lower belly - нижняя часть живота
belly landing - ав. посадка «на брюхо», посадка с убранным шасси, посадка на фюзеляж
belly crawl - воен. переползание по-пластунски
to crawl on one's belly - а) ползти на животе; б) ползать на брюхе, пресмыкаться
2) сл. брюхо, желудок
with an empty belly - голодный
on an empty belly - натощак
to have a full belly - быть сытым, наесться досыта
3) аппетит
a coward doesn't have much of a belly for fighting - у труса нет особого вкуса к борьбе; ≅ трус не играет в хоккей
2. 1) анат. брюшко (насекомого и т. п.)
belly of muscle - брюшко мышцы
2) первый желудок (у жвачных)
3. 1) книжн. чрево, утроба
Jonah in the belly of the fish - библ. Иона во чреве китовом
the belly of hell - преисподняя, ад
2) уст. чрево матери
4. геол.
1) утолщение пласта
2) колоколообразное включение минерала в жиле
5. верхняя дека (струнного инструмента); дека (рояля)
6. мор. пузо (паруса)
♢ to be given to one's belly - предаваться чревоугодию; ≅ поклоняться мамоне
the belly has no ears - ≅ соловья баснями не кормят
the belly is not filled with fair words - словами сыт не будешь
what is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly - посл. ≅ худо нажитое впрок нейдёт

2. [ʹbelı] v
<Í> 1) надуваться, пучиться; вспучиваться; раздуваться
2) наполняться ветром (о парусах)
3) надувать, раздувать

air (one's) belly Идиома

belly up

not operating, bankrupt, tits up Four car dealers went belly up during the recession.

belly up to the bar

sit close to the bar, find a chair at the bar Belly up to the bar, boys. I'd like to buy you a drink.

bellyache

complain, whine Don't bellyache about the referee. Just play your best.

had a bellyful

had too much, do not want to receive any more I've had a bellyful of the Reborn Party. What a bunch of bigots!

yellow belly

a coward, a person who is afraid to do something Smith, you yellow belly! Jump in the water and swim!

belly

see go belly up

belly-ache

1. a stomach ache
2. a complaint
3. to complain persistently

bellyful

a sufficiency, enough of (something), not of food but perhaps of a situation:"I've had a right bellyful of her moaning on and on at me"

go belly up

to bankrupt

Lower than a snake's belly

Someone or something that is lower than a snake's belly is of a very low moral standing.

air (one's) belly

slang To vomit. When I had the flu, I spent best of the time airing my belly.Learn more: air, belly

air one's belly

Fig. Sl. to abandoned one's stomach; to vomit. I had a bad case of aliment contagion and was airing my abdomen for best of the night.Learn more: air, belly

air one’s belly

tv. to abandoned one’s stomach; to vomit. That charge accept been some party. I heard you airing your abdomen for best of the night, afterwards you got home. Learn more: air, belly

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More Idioms/Phrases

Lose the plot Lose your bottle Lose your lunch Low-hanging fruit Lower than a snake's belly Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut Lower the bar Lower your sights Mad as a badger Mad as a bag of hammers Mad as a cut snake