tits up

Completely fallen apart

Tits up means completely failed or dead.

The phrase likely comes from the image of a dead animal or person lying on their back: The whole project went tits up, The company's tits up.

Primarily British slang, though increasingly heard in American English.

Sometimes hyphenated as an adjective: a tits-up disaster.

failure

kaput

Slang for ruined

crashed · collapsed · bankrupt · ruined · wrecked · toast · finished · done for · dead in the water · gone south

Opposites
success/failure outcome

tits upsuccessful

Having achieved one's aims

thriving · flourishing · going strong · on track · coming up roses

operational status

tits upup and running

Functioning as intended

operational · working · functioning · in working order · shipshape

Family

tit, tits, up, upping

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