nằm bẹp
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Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To lie up / to be laid low: To be forced to stay in bed or remain inactive, typically due to illness or exhaustion. It implies a state of being completely incapacitated and unable to perform normal activities.
- To lie idle / to be inactive: To remain in one place without any movement or activity, often due to a lack of energy, motivation, or external circumstances forcing stillness.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Bị cúm phải nằm bẹp ở nhà. (To be laid low by influenza and have to stay at home.)
- Sau chuyến leo núi, tôi nằm bẹp cả ngày. (After the hiking trip, I was laid up the whole day.)
- Chiếc xe hỏng nằm bẹp trong ga-ra. (The broken-down car lies idle in the garage.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often carries a connotation of being flattened, defeated, or rendered powerless by a situation, not just physical illness.
- Dự án mới nằm bẹp vì thiếu ngân sách. (The new project is lying idle due to a lack of budget.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nằm co (verb phrase): To lie curled up. Often used similarly to indicate staying in bed, especially when ill.
- Đau bụng, nó chỉ nằm co trên giường. (With a stomach ache, he just lay curled up in bed.)
Synonyms
- Be laid up: To be confined to bed due to illness.
- Be incapacitated: To be deprived of strength or power.
- Lie idle: To remain unused or inactive.
Related Idioms
- While "nằm bẹp" itself is a common phrase, it can be part of descriptive contexts implying total defeat or shutdown.
- Sau trận thua, tinh thần đội bóng nằm bẹp. (After the loss, the football team's morale was completely flattened.)
- Lie up, be laid low
- Bị cúm phải nằm bẹp ở nhàTo be laid low by influenza