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pillar to post — If a person, usually someone in difficulty, goes from pillar to post, they move constantly from place to place. When the factory closed down, Benny moved from pillar to post in search of a new job … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pillar and post — Cockney Rhyming Slang 1. Ghost Looks like he s seen a pillar 2. Host Who s the pillar and post for tonight? … English dialects glossary
pillar to post — See: FROM PILLAR TO POST … Dictionary of American idioms
pillar\ to\ post — See: from pillar to post … Словарь американских идиом
Pillar and Post Inn & Spa — (Ниагара он зе Лейк,Канада) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 48 … Каталог отелей
From pillar to post — Post Post, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}, and cf. 4th {Post}.] 1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
From pillar to post — Pillar Pil lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
from pillar to post — adverb from one place or situation to another (Freq. 1) we were driven from pillar to post • Syn: ↑hither and thither * * * phrasal : from one place or one situation to another : hither and thither the libr … Useful english dictionary
from pillar to post — {adv. phr.} From one place to another many times. * /Sarah s father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post./ … Dictionary of American idioms
from pillar to post — {adv. phr.} From one place to another many times. * /Sarah s father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post./ … Dictionary of American idioms
