He is hiking the Appalachian Trail with his secretary.
hike the Appalachian Trail
idiomTo engage in an extramarital affair.
Origin
first recorded 21st c.Referring to the excuse given by the spokesperson of the former Governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford during his disappearance from June 18 to June 24, 2009. Upon returning from his absence, Governor Sanford gave a press conference and confessed to having travelled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to visit a woman with whom he had been having an extramarital affair.
Everyone at the office suspected he was hiking the Appalachian Trail when he started staying late every night.
Despite his public vows of fidelity, rumors persisted that he had been hiking the Appalachian Trail for months behind his wife's back.
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blaze a trail
To show the way or proceed rapidly.
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hike up
To lift; to tug or pull upwards.
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hot on the trail
Synonym of hot on someone's heels.
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paper trail
A written record, history, or collection of evidence.
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sawdust trail
The route followed by an itinerant Christian preacher in the United States.
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take a hike
To go away; to leave or depart.
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throw off the trail
To misguide.