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
Mesud	-	Ottoman Turkish
Deanne	dee-AN	English
Naum	-	Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Yemima	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Quirinus	kwi-RIEN-əs (English), kwi-REEN-əs (English)	Roman Mythology, Late Roman
Kacie	KAY-see	English (Modern)