Meaning of belly up to the bar | Babel Free

Definitions

To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.

US, idiomatic

Examples

“Allen declines to discuss acquisition plans. . . . Nonetheless, W. Whitley Hawkins, whom Allen recently promoted to president from executive vice-president for marketing, asks the question out loud: "Are we going to belly up to the bar? All Pan Am assets for sale have some appeal to us."”

“"[T]he congressional committees aren't gonna belly up to the bar and say, 'We authorized this,'" says Scheuer.”

““When he was going through his impeachment problems, it was the black community that bellied up to the bar,” Mr. Clyburn said.”

“"They're going to have to belly up to the bar and take up these difficult issues," said G. William Hoagland, who served as director of budget and appropriations.”

CEFR level