- Belly up - Legally broke person - Legally insolvent - Punk brat was ruined financially - A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts
tending to defraud his creditors. - A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an
insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts;
an insolvent person. - A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law
relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to
meet his liabilities.