break-down: If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working
verb: Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road
left-handed: using your left hand to write and do most things
adjective: He is left-handle.
eye-catching: very attractive or noticeable
adjective: an eye-catching poster
good-looking: A good-looking person is physically attractive:
adjective: Her new boyfriend is very good-looking
money-making: leading to income of money
adjective: Her money-making scheme faild
easy-going: relaxed and not easily upset or worried
adjective: She has an easy-going attitude.
look into: to examine the facts about a problem or situation
verb: We´re looking into the possibility of merging the two departments
well-educated: having a good education
adjective: She went to Hardvard, so she is probably very well-educated
time-saving: making it possible to do something more quickly than usual
adjective: the microwave is a very useful time-saving device
catch-on: to become fashionable or popular
verb: I wonder if the game will ever catch on with young people?
English-speaking: able or likely to communicate in english
adjective: he needed and English spaking lawyer to help him
old-fashioned: not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past
adjective: She is old-fashioned.
fair-haired: having a light color of hair
adjective: I was fair-haired child but how my hair is color back
hard-working: always doing a lot of work
adjective: She was always very hard-working at school.
open-minded: willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to your own
adjective: Doctors these days tend to be more open-minded about alternative medicine.
purposed-built: designed and made for a specific use
adjective: The building was purpose-built for the exhibition
Award-winning: an award-winning product, business, or person has won a prize or prizes
adjective: an award-winning author/TV series/design
grow up: to gradually become an adult
verb: taking responsability for yourself is part of the process of growing up
bad-tempered: A bad-tempered person becomes angry and annoyed easily
adjective: She's very bad-tempered in the mornings!
cold-blooded: Cold-blooded animals can only control their body heat by taking in heat from the outside or by being very active
adjective: Snakes and lizards are cold-blooded animals