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
Radana	-	Czech, Slovene
Dilwyn	-	Welsh
Gessica	-	Italian
JÁNos	YAH-nosh	Hungarian
Iva (1)	-	Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Wandalin	-	Ancient Germanic