fall prostrate

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Definition

°Lying flat, facedown.

"The prisoners were prostrate on the ground."

°To lay flat or facedown, prone; flatten (often reflexive).

"1945 ''Finally almost the whole world was combined against the evil-doers, who are now prostrate before us. -- Winston Churchill, VE Day speech from House of Commons, May 8, 1945"

°To be emotionally devastated.

"I told him you was prostrate with grief. -- Mammy to Scarlett, Gone With the Wind."