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
Reynolds	['renəldz]
Sears	[siəz]
Otto	AW-to (German), AH-to (English), OT-to (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Wasylyna	-	Ukrainian
Stanton	['sta:ntən]
Caleb	KAY-ləb (English)	English, Biblical