Belly up
Belly up verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves
Nigh
Nigh verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: as the hour of his death was nighing
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Nigh and Belly up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/belly_up/nigh
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