break-down: If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working
part of speech:verb. Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road
bad-tempered: easily annoyed
part of speech: My grandpa’s really bad-tempered. He even gets angry at the birds in his apple tree
easy-going: relaxed and informal.
part of speech: adjective. He's a very easy going teacher.
left-handed: able to use the left hand more often or more effectively than the right.
part of speech: adjective. He’s a left-handed pitcher
look into: to examine the facts about a problem or situation
part of speech: verb. We're looking into the possibility of merging the two department
old-fashioned: in a style that is not longer moder of fashionable.
part of speech: adjective. My grandma always writes and old fashioned letter insted of sending an email
hard-working: using a lot of time and energy to work.
part of speech: adjective. She's a hard-working mayor.
fair-haired: having a light color of hair.
part of speech: adjective. I was fair-haired child but now my hair is color back.
open-minded: willing to listen to and consider other people's ideas and opinions.
part of speech: adjective. Mt parents try to be open-minded about the clothes I wear and the music I like.
purposed-built: designed and made for a specific use
part of speech: adjective. The building was purpose-built for the exhibition
eye-catching:very noticeable because of being attractive or unexpected
part of speech: adjective. She wore an eye-catching dress at the party
time-saving: making it possible to do something more quickly than usual
part of speech: adjective. The microwave is a very useful time-saving device
well-educated: having a good education.
part of speech: adjective. She went to Hardvard, so she is probably very well-educated-
grow up: to gradually become an adult
part of speech: verb. Taking responsibility for yourself is part of the process of growing up.
good-looking: pretty, handsome or beautiful:
part of speech: adjective. That’s a good-looking dog
award-winning: having won a prize
part of speech: adjective. She’s an award-winning actress
cold-blooded: (of an animal) not able to control body temperature by metabolic means; (of a person) without feeling or emotion; cruel
part of speech: adjective. It’s a cold-blooded animal.
money-making: leading to income of money:
part of speech: Her money-making scheme failed.
English-speaking: able or likely to communicate in english.
part of speech: adjective. He needed and English speaking lawyer to help him.