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laid low

Adjective Satellite

Meaning

put out of action (by illness)

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So here the twins were laid low at Aeneas' hands, down they crashed like lofty pine trees axed. Homer

The last of our enemies is laid low. Clement Attlee

He attempted to rape Leto near Delphi under the orders of Hera, but was laid low by the arrows of Apollo and/or Artemis, as Pindar recalled in a Pythian ode. Source: Internet

For example: "Those pompous assholes in Finance are the ones who laid low the company -- their shit don't even stink!" Source: Internet

His celebrated but brief career ended in 1907, when "King Bolden" was laid low by schizophrenia and institutionalized for the rest of his life. Source: Internet

With Louis laid low by a major fever, those conspiring against him grow in strength and confidence while Philippe is caught in the middle, as are medic Masson and his daughter Claudine. Source: Internet

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