to go from pillar to post
21from pillar to post — adverb From one place (or person, or task) to another; hither and thither …
22be driven from pillar to post — be chased from place to place; be victim to one misfortune after another …
23pillar 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 …
24pillar to post — See: FROM PILLAR TO POST …
25pillar to post — See: FROM PILLAR TO POST …
26pillar\ to\ post — See: from pillar to post …
27face-downwards by the arms and legs, from pillar to post — Ceaselessly …
28Pillar — 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 or… …
29Pillar saint — 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 …
30Post — 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 stay… …