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.
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- Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
- Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
- Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
- Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.
- Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
- Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
Idioms:
- Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
- At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
- Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
- In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
- Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
- Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.