to have an affair meaning?

Question

What's the meaning of "to have an affair" idiom? Please give me some examples!

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Having an affair can ruin your marriage.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

To have an affair usually means that the "affair" is not a one time occurrence.
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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Nancy and Patricia are talking over coffee.  They are talking about Nancy's husband, Michael ...

Patricia:   "What's wrong, Nancy?"
Nancy:      "It's Michael.  He's been acting strange for a couple of months."
Patricia:    "What do you mean?"
Nancy:      "He says he has been working late at night but when I phone his work, he is not there.  We have not made love in months and I found a lipstick stain on the collar of his shirt.
Patricia:    "I hate to say this but do you think Michael is having an affair?"

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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Grace has arrived home in the middle of the day.  It is a Wednesday and usually Grace works until 5 o'clock.  Grace discovers her husband, Ned, in bed with another woman.  Grace becomes very upset and angry.  She screams at Ned ...

"I can't believe this!  How long have you been having an affair?  How long have you been cheating on me?"

Ned reports that he has been having an affair for over a year.

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to have an affair (with someone)"

when a person, who is married or in a committed monogamous relationship, has sex or an intimate relationship with a person other than their partner.
 

Synonyms:
adultery, cheat, cheating, entanglement, extra-marital, illicit, fling, goings-on, hanky-panky, infidelity, intrigue, liaison, love, matinée, relationship, romance, thing, two-timing, unchaste, unfaithful
 
 
Both of these people are married to other people, therefore they are having an affair. - - - - ->