shack up with phrasal verb

1. (slang) to start/be living with somebody that you have a sexual relationship with, but that you are not married to
   • ● I hear he's shacked up with some woman.

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shack up with
shack up (with (someone))
to live with and have a sexual relationship with someone you are not married to.
I was surprised to hear you're shacking up with Kathy.

Related vocabulary: set up housekeeping

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shack up with
to live with someone in a relationship without marrying him or her
When my sister was younger she shacked up with her boyfriend for a couple of years.

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shack up with
v. phr., slang To move in with (someone) of the opposite sex without marrying the person.
Did you know that Ollie and Sue aren't married? They just decided to shack up for a while. See: LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING.

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shack up with someone
shack up (with (someone))
to live with and have a sexual relationship with someone you are not married to.
I was surprised to hear you're shacking up with Kathy.

Related vocabulary: set up housekeeping

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

shack up with someone
to live with someone in a relationship without marrying him or her
When my sister was younger she shacked up with her boyfriend for a couple of years.

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