from pillar to post

pil·lar

 (pĭl′ər)

n.

1.

a. A slender, freestanding, vertical support; a column.

b. Such a structure or one similar to it used for decoration.

2. One who occupies a central or responsible position: a pillar of the state.

tr.v. pil·lared, pil·lar·ing, pil·lars

To support or decorate with pillars or a pillar.

Idiom:

from pillar to post

From one place to another; hither and thither.

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[Middle English, from Old French pilier, from Medieval Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla.]

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

from pillar to post - from one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post" hither and thither

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