laidup Under the weather Sick in bed Down (with), as a bad illness Resting in bed for the day, say On the injured list On bed rest, say In the hospital In bed after an injury, say Home in bed, perhaps Eating soup and resting, maybe Down with the flu, e.g Out of commission Unwell Home in bed, ill Out of action Bedridden Sick abed American wears top out of bed or stuck in it Stayed off-green in sickbed Face maybe being confined to bed? Face being lifted out of bed, incapacitated Bet on a horse that's out of commission