"toes up" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-toes up.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From “toes” + “up”, in reference to a corpse lying on its back. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} toes up (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, slang, of a person) dead, killed Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable, slang Synonyms: toes-up
    Sense id: en-toes_up-en-adj-CrbjzTzx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. (idiomatic, slang) broken, completely failed so as to become inactive Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-toes_up-en-adj-Odzg7dxW

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