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Shut-in is good but it might be meant to apply to someone who is kept indoors for valid reasons such as illness. There is the term "cocooning" for living at home as much as possible, having groceries delivered, etc.
Posslq, as tsuwm mentioned, works, but I haven't heard it used much lately. For the act itself we have the terms "living together", "playing house" and "shacking up", in ascending order of colloquiality.
We speak of "throwing good money after bad" to indicate an investment that ends up costing us more than it's worth. Your used car example is a good example of this.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Lost in translation Homo Loquens 12/09/05 02:59 AM Re: Lost in translation Bingley 12/09/05 03:17 AM Re: Lost in translation tsuwm 12/09/05 04:19 AM Re: staying indoors tsuwm 12/09/05 04:32 AM Re: Lost in translation Faldage 12/09/05 10:12 AM Re: Lost in translation belligerentyouth 12/09/05 10:44 AM Re: Lost in translation Marianna 12/09/05 11:18 AM Re: Lost in translation tsuwm 12/09/05 05:15 PM Re: Lost in translation dalehileman 12/09/05 10:09 PM Re: Lost in translation TEd Remington 12/09/05 11:43 PM Re: Lost in translation Homo Loquens 12/10/05 10:57 AM couch potato TEd Remington 12/10/05 11:40 AM Re: Lost in translation zmjezhd 12/09/05 02:12 PM Re: oblomov inselpeter 12/09/05 02:18 PM Re: oblomov zmjezhd 12/09/05 02:26 PM
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