tits up

alternative tits-up · alternative titsup

1. CommonwealthIrelandUKidiomaticnot comparableslangvulgarBroken; failed; inoperable.

   But believe me, sunshine, if this show goes tits up, none of us are going to come out smelling of roses."

   2007, Gemma Townley, The Hopeless Romantic's Handbook, page 102

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   The vast majority go tits up in the first year. Basic economics, even if the people have some training and education in retail.

   1987, Nora Roberts, Daring to dream, page 157

2. CommonwealthIrelandUKidiomaticnot comparableslangvulgarDead.
3. not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tits, up.

1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of tit up