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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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  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

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  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.