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Mon 11 Dec, 2017 11:38 pm
This time the expression is "making a bolt of it with him in her train."
Context: A married woman is having an affair with a married man and this is something she wanted to do with him but didn't because she's afraid of the consequences of divorce (the story happened in the 19th century)
So I guess it means having sex but can't be sure.
Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!
Please print the entire sentence containing this idiom. It is not familiar, so context may help us figure it out.
Bolt may mean escape
'With him in her train' may mean 'with him following her'
@PUNKEY,
Thank you！The entire sentence is as follows:
She would make him kiss her at any moment of the day; and it was only by his making it plain that a divorced lady could never assume a position in the county of Hampshire that he could prevent her from making a bolt of it with him in her train.
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