Idioms and Phrases - Verbal and Reasoning

In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phraseitalicised and underlinedin the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.
Q1:

My car broke down on way to the railway station.

A stopped

B met with an accident

C ran out of petrol

D failed to work

ANS:A - stopped

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