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Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards

Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion

Feeling tired, fatigued or weary

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Subject to oppression

Not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment

Lacking sufficient power or strength

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness

Given to creeping

To cause to become physically weaker

Fall on knees; submit

To bore, jade, or cause to be weary or restless

To defeat completely

Act in an obsequious way in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favour

Cause severe and extensive damage to

To diminish the confidence or courage of

To abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.)

To cover completely with water

In or to a horizontal position

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Adjective

Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards

“Rich in texture, colour and clarity, images of laughing Tibetan monks and prostrate beggars bring you directly into the lives of his subjects and have you almost living along with them.”

Adjective

Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion

knocked for six

brought to your knees

“So many women would have been hysterical and prostrate with grief by this stage.”

Adjective

Feeling tired, fatigued or weary

worn to a frazzle

puffing and blowing

gasping for breath

running on empty

out on one's feet

on your last legs

out on your feet

dead on one's feet

extremely tired

rendered feeble

dead on your feet

out of condition

out of commission

under the weather

in declining health

chicken-hearted

chicken-livered

easily frightened

lacking courage

disorganized^US

dishonourable^UK

disorganised^UK

dishonorable^US

having cold feet

effeminate cockney

over-sentimental

like a lamb to the slaughter

having the willies

without a will of your own

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“The fever which had just left me prostrate.”

Adjective

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

bowing and scraping

forelock-tugging

apple-polishing

excessively deferential

all over someone

eating humble pie

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Adjective

Subject to oppression

Adjective

Not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment

out on one's feet

dead to the world

out for the count

down for the count

out like a light

anaesthetized^UK

anesthetized^US

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

lacking sensation

lacking feeling

knocked unconscious

knocked for six

without feeling

deprived of sensation

lacking physical sensation

dead as a doornail

as dead as a doornail

no longer extant

no longer living

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Adjective

Lacking sufficient power or strength

easily destroyed

up creek without paddle

with hands tied

disenfranchised

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Adjective

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness

confined to bed

out of commission

flat on your back

flat on one's back

wheelchair-using

having a disability

physically handicapped

differently abled

physically challenged

physically impaired

learning-disabled

having special needs

having learning difficulties

having a mental disability

mentally disabled

physically disabled

out-of-commission

with a disability

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Adjective

Given to creeping

growing along the ground

Verb

To cause to become physically weaker

bring someone to their knees

put out of action

knock to the ground

throw to the ground

catch off balance

knock unconscious

wear to a frazzle

render incapable

throw monkey wrench in

knock into the middle of next week

bring to the ground

bowl someone over

lay someone out

harsh one's mellow

knock the wind out of

take it out of one

sap your strength

sap the strength of

make inoperative

render inactive

prevent from moving

render inoperative

prevent from working

bring to a halt

confine to a wheelchair

bring to a standstill

knock someone down

render powerless

hurl to the ground

raze to the ground

anaesthetize^UK

remove the fuse from

render defenseless

bring to grinding halt

knock off your feet

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“The prostrated army shuffled and reordered.”

Verb

Fall on knees; submit

Verb

To bore, jade, or cause to be weary or restless

wear to a frazzle

wear someone out

drain of energy

drive into the ground

be a hard taskmaster

be a slave driver

be a slave-driver

wear oneself to a shadow

take it out of one

wear oneself to a frazzle

run into the ground

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Verb

To defeat completely

be victorious over

gain a victory over

gain mastery over

render incapable

render speechless

render helpless

render powerless

get the better of

make mincemeat of

bring someone to their knees

sweep someone off his

take someone's breath away

wipe the floor with

blow out of the water

gain control over

get the upper hand over

knock the stuffing out of

outmanoeuvre^UK

run rings round

give someone a drubbing

run roughshod over

take to the cleaners

give someone a hiding

win a victory over

run rings around

take to cleaners

pip at the post

turn inside out

administer the coup de grâce

give the coup de grâce

drive to the wall

take someone's life

move in for the kill

remove from power

remove from office

bring about the downfall of

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Verb

Act in an obsequious way in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favour

show respect for

behave obsequiously

prostrate oneself

curry favor with^US

curry favour with^UK

lick someone's boots

ingratiate oneself with

dance attendance on

lie down and roll over

rub up the right way

humble yourself

demean yourself

kiss one's feet

fall on one's knees

curry favour^UK

abase oneself before

be obsequious to

scratch one's back

ingratiate yourself

abase oneself to

be obsequious towards

be sycophantic towards

be servile towards

demean oneself to

prostrate oneself to

bow and scrape to

keep someone sweet

kiss the feet of

be sycophantic to

praise to excess

fall over oneself for

bow and scrape before

praise to the skies

sing the praises of

be at beck and call

lay it on thick

lay it on with a trowel

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Verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to

raze to the ground

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

moonlight requisition

put the kibosh on

bring to naught

reduce to ruins

reduce to rubble

bring about the downfall of

play mischief with

run onto the rocks

damage beyond repair

put out of commission

be a blot on the landscape

put a damper on

commit genocide

cut a swath through

reduce to nothing

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

commit sacrilege

treat sacrilegiously

detonate weapon

rain destruction

treat with disrespect

blaspheme against

commit sacrilege against

attack repeatedly

remove the guts from

remove the innards from

burn to the ground

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

burn to a crisp

play havoc with

ax^US

wipe off face of earth

remove all traces of

axe^UK

destroy root and branch

turn upside down

go over with a fine-tooth comb

look high and low

leave no stone unturned

look all over for

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Verb

To diminish the confidence or courage of

make despondent

make downhearted

cause to lose heart

break one's heart

put a damper on

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

knock the stuffing out of

weigh heavily on

throw off balance

give someone the blues

put someone off their stroke

make someone fed up

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

cause suffering to

cause someone to lose their composure

put the wind up

cast a gloom upon

bring tears to your eyes

make blood run cold

strike terror into

chill to the bone

make teeth chatter

make your heart bleed

put into a funk

curdle the blood

put off balance

get someone down

blind someone with something

psych someone out

pull the rug out from under

pull the rug from under

take the heart out of

throw into panic

make dispirited

make crestfallen

scare the bejesus out of

freeze your blood

cast a gloom on

make someone jump out of their skin

make your hair stand on end

give someone goose pimples

make one's flesh creep

give one the creeps

chill someone to the marrow

scare someone out of their wits

get the wind up

put the fear of God into

scare the pants off

scare someone half to death

throw into a fright

give someone the heebie-jeebies

throw into a panic

make your blood run cold

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

cast a pall over

cause anguish to

break the heart of

cut to the quick

make discontented

reduce to tears

throw a pall over

fill with consternation

make one's blood run cold

make one's hair stand on end

scare the daylights out of

give someone a turn

put the wind up someone

throw into a tizzy

give someone the hump

harsh someone's mellow

let wind out of sails

puncture balloon

take the wind out of somebody's sails

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

cut down to size

wreak havoc with

bring to naught

put the kibosh on

give someone grief

drive up the wall

give someone a hard time

rub up the wrong way

give a hard time

get on your nerves

give offence to

inflict anguish on

hurt someone's feelings

give a bad time

make someone see red

be a pain in the neck

hurt one's feelings

drive round the bend

be on your back

breathe down someone's neck

go through the mill

tick someone off

cause trouble to

cause someone distress

cause suffering

make someone scratch their head

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

be the victim of

bend someone's ear

get on your wick

get in your hair

be a nuisance to

cause concern to

cause discomfort to

cause annoyance to

cause resentment to

make uncomfortable

rattle one's cage

drive round the twist

make severe demands on

put a strain on

make demands on

put someone's back up

be disagreeable

hurt somebody's feelings

get someone's goat

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

put someone's nose out of joint

be the matter with

hurt the feelings of

put your back up

get your back up

have a bad time

experience hardship

go through a lot

be racked with pain

get in one's hair

get under one's skin

arouse anxiety in

make it tough for

exercise oneself

torment yourself

wrestle with oneself

torture yourself

be on one's case

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Verb

To abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.)

turn upside down

declare null and void

render null and void

axe^UK

ax^US

make null and void

make ineffective

give something the chop

knock something on the head

bring to an end

give the thumbs down to

knock on the head

refuse to fulfil

trample underfoot

ride roughshod over

render meaningless

turn the tables

do an about-turn on

turn thumbs down

fly in the face of

put the kibosh on

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

wipe from the face of the earth

remove all traces of

put a line through

wipe off face of earth

destroy root and branch

put out of your mind

put to the sword

take the life of

send to the gas chambers

give someone the works

ethnically cleanse

send to kingdom come

terminate with extreme prejudice

end the life of

declare invalid

throw overboard

throw on the scrapheap

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Verb

To cover completely with water

cover with water

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Adverb

In or to a horizontal position

lying full length

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