bellied up
Moved right up
Bellied up describes having moved close to something, positioning one's front against it: We bellied up to the bar and ordered drinks.
The phrase evokes sidling forward until your belly touches the counter.
It also means to have failed or gone bankrupt—from belly up, the position of a dead fish floating: The company bellied up after six months.
- leanedAngled from vertical
- leaned inBent forward toward
- sidledMoved furtively sideways
- mingledBlended or socialized
- pressedPushed or smoothed flat
fraternized · approached · embraced · chatted · nestled · conversed · shot the breeze · nursing a drink · ventured · cozied · perched · faced · gathered · propped · joined · hunched · bar · slouched