English Explanatory Dictionary

from post to pillar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Alternative form of from pillar to post, from one place, person, or thing to another, usually with a sense of frustration or harassment.

Pronunciation

en-au-from post to pillar.ogg

Word forms

from post to pillar

Etymology

Possibly a reference to the rapid movement of the ball in real tennis. The term is believed to have given rise to the modern term from pillar to post.

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