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Phrasal Verb #6

*Break down
Means to stop functioning (vehicle, machine)
Our car broke down on the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

2*Break down
Means to get upset
The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.

3*Break down
Means to divide into smaller parts
Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.

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