shack up

• Phrasal verb, das das Zusammenleben mit jemandem bezeichnet, meist in einer romantischen oder sexuellen Beziehung und oft ohne Trauschein.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of living together with someone, typically in a romantic or sexual relationship, often without being married.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Live together as a coupleinformalamerican

   To live together in a romantic relationship, often without being married.

   Zusammenleben

   • They decided to shack up together after dating for a year.
   • She shacked up with her boyfriend in a small apartment.
   • Many young couples shack up before getting married.

   Synonymecohabitlive together

2. Stay temporarilyinformalamerican

   To stay or live somewhere temporarily, often in a casual or makeshift manner.

   Sich vorübergehend einquartieren

   • We shacked up in a cheap motel for the night.
   • He shacked up with friends while his house was being renovated.
   • They shacked up in a cabin during the storm.

   Synonymebed downbunkcamp outcrashdosslodgesojourn

   Antonymeremainsettlestay

Grundverbshack