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Break down - ১. ভাঙিয়া পড়া বা দুর্বল হইয়া পড়া ; ২. বিকল হয়ে পড়া ( যানবাহন, যন্ত্র) ; ৩. ছোট ছোট অংশে ভাগ করা (কোনকিছু)
SYNONYM  decline ; stop functioning.
EXAMPLE  His health broke down for hard work.
Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the storm.
Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.

Nearby Words:

Break away Break in Break into Break off Break out Break through

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

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  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.