Slang 2017.07.04

1.The business went belly up after only six months.

这家公司只营业了6个月就破产了。

belly up:

(idiomatic) Dead or defunct.

Usage notes:

Often used with go, went, or turn.

2.After nine months of massive losses, the company finally went to the wall.

经历了9个月的巨额亏损之后，这家公司最终宣告破产。

If you are not competitive, you go to the wall.

如果你没有竞争力，你在这个行业会垮台。

go to the wall:

(idiomatic) To fail, to run out of options. (especially of a business)

3.This latest scandal has legs. You'll probably still be reading about it in a year's time.

最近的这个丑闻广泛流传。你可能在一年的时间内都能看到这个丑闻。

The business has legs.

这家企业有很强的生命力。

have legs:

(idiomatic) To have endurance; to have prospects to exist or go on for a long time.

Synonyms:

carry on

endure

hold up