flat on one's back

1. Sick in bed. For example, The flu has put her flat on her back.

2. Helpless, without recourse, defeated, as in I wish I could help but the recession has put me flat on my back.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gosse	GAWS (English)	English (Rare), Medieval French
Jehoiakim	-	Biblical
Agassi	['ægəsi]
Sanctius	-	Late Roman
Harduwich	-	Ancient Germanic
Filipe	fee-LEEP, fee-LEE-pə	Portuguese