[nervous prostration] {n.} An illness of the mind that makes youfeel very tired, worried, and bored, and that often causes headaches, upset stomach, and other sickness.
Aunt Jane said that taking careof us children all day was enough to give any woman nervousprostration.
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Значение идиомы nervous prostration