Meaning of tits up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Broken; failed; inoperable.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, not-comparable, slang, vulgar
2. Dead.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, not-comparable, slang, vulgar
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tits, up.
   not-comparable

Examples

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

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

CEFR level