sawdust trail

Etymology
Probably an allusion to the sawdust which covered the floors of the tents in which religious revival meetings were often held.

Noun

 * 1)  The route followed by an itinerant Christian preacher in the United States.
 * 2)  The path to spiritual redemption or salvation, especially as involving attendance at Christian revival meetings presided over by itinerant preachers in the United States.
 * 1)  The path to spiritual redemption or salvation, especially as involving attendance at Christian revival meetings presided over by itinerant preachers in the United States.