MAKE YOUR ENGLISH IDEOMATIC

Monday, October 10, 2011

EVERYDAY ENGLISH IDIOM: break down

break down is a most often used English idiom. break down means: coming to a stop through something breaking; becoming useless or disabled; having engine trouble. In the Indonesian language, break down means: rusak; tidak berfungsi lagi; tidak jalan; mogok (untuk mobil atau motor).

Water got into the cylinders and the car broke down.
The lift broke down, so we have to come down by the steps.
The train broke down, and we had to wait for about two hours.

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