from pillar to post
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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
Idiom: To support or decorate with pillars or a pillar.
from pillar to post
From one place to another; hither and thither.
[Middle English, from Old French pilier, from Medieval Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla.]
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Adv. | 1. | from pillar to post - from one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post" |
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