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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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  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

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  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.