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
CÉSar	THE-sahr (Spanish), SE-sahr (Latin American Spanish)	French, Spanish, Portuguese
Gwenith	-	Welsh
Gjergj	-	Albanian
Isolda	i-ZOL-də (English), i-SOL-də (English)	Arthurian Romance
Zachary	ZAK-ə-ree (English)	English, Biblical
Keiko	ke:-ko	Japanese