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break down

/bɹeɪk daʊn/

Meaning 1

Stop functioning or fail.

“The car will break down if it’s not serviced.”
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Illustration of break down: Stop functioning or fail.

Meaning 2

analyze something in detail

“The teacher will break down the poem line by line.”
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Illustration of break down: analyze something in detail