belly up to the bar (English, verb)
expansion: belly up to the bar (third-person singular simple present bellies up to the bar, present participle bellying up to the bar, simple past and past participle bellied up to the bar)
Senses:
glosses: To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.
tags: US
idiomatic
Forms:
form: bellies up to the bar
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bellying up to the bar
tags: participle
present
form: bellied up to the bar
tags: participle
past
form: bellied up to the bar
tags: past