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
Hippolytos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Markus	MAHR-kuws (German), MAHR-koos (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Darko	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Luisita	lwee-SEE-tah	Spanish
Aemilius	-	Ancient Roman
Cadwalader	-	Welsh