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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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  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

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  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.