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from pillar to post
东奔西跑, 到处碰壁
from pillar to post
[ adv ]
from one place or situation to another
<adv.all>
we were driven from pillar to post
from one place or situation to another
<adv.all>
we were driven 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 or shaft not supporting a
superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an
ornament.
Jacob set a pillar upon her grave. --Gen. xxxv.
20.
The place . . . vast and proud,
Supported by a hundred pillars stood. --Dryden.
2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in
appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay;
as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. ``You
are a well-deserving pillar.'' --Shak.
By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. --Milton.
3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried
before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the
church. [Obs.] --Skelton.
4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground,
around which a horse turns.
{From pillar to post}, hither and thither; to and fro; from
one place or predicament to another; backward and forward.
[Colloq.]
{Pillar saint}. See {Stylite}.
{Pillars of the fauces}. See {Fauces}, 1.
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 stay or support to something else; a
pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a
house.
They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the
two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the
houses. --Ex. xii. 7.
Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders
bore,
The gates of Azza, post and massy bar. --Milton.
Unto his order he was a noble post. --Chaucer.
Note: Post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is
used in composition, in such words as king-post,
queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc.
2. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were
chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
[Obs.]
When God sends coin
I will discharge your post. --S. Rowlands.
{From pillar to post}. See under {Pillar}.
{Knight of the post}. See under {Knight}.
{Post hanger} (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft,
adapted to be fastened to a post.
{Post hole}, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post
in.
{Post mill}, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole
fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the
ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of
the wind varies.
{Post and stall} (Coal Mining), a mode of working in which
pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine.
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 shaft not supporting a
superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an
ornament.
Jacob set a pillar upon her grave. --Gen. xxxv.
20.
The place . . . vast and proud,
Supported by a hundred pillars stood. --Dryden.
2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in
appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay;
as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. ``You
are a well-deserving pillar.'' --Shak.
By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. --Milton.
3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried
before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the
church. [Obs.] --Skelton.
4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground,
around which a horse turns.
{From pillar to post}, hither and thither; to and fro; from
one place or predicament to another; backward and forward.
[Colloq.]
{Pillar saint}. See {Stylite}.
{Pillars of the fauces}. See {Fauces}, 1.
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 stay or support to something else; a
pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a
house.
They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the
two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the
houses. --Ex. xii. 7.
Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders
bore,
The gates of Azza, post and massy bar. --Milton.
Unto his order he was a noble post. --Chaucer.
Note: Post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is
used in composition, in such words as king-post,
queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc.
2. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were
chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
[Obs.]
When God sends coin
I will discharge your post. --S. Rowlands.
{From pillar to post}. See under {Pillar}.
{Knight of the post}. See under {Knight}.
{Post hanger} (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft,
adapted to be fastened to a post.
{Post hole}, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post
in.
{Post mill}, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole
fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the
ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of
the wind varies.
{Post and stall} (Coal Mining), a mode of working in which
pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine.
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from the tender nail
from the top down
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from the top drawer
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from the word go
from then on
from there
from this day forth
from this day onwards
from this out
from this time forward
from time immemorial
from time to time
from tip to toe
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from recessive to dom...
from scratch
from side to side
from smoke into smother
from soup to nuts
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from start to finish
from stem to stern
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from taxes
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from the bottom of on...
from the bottom up
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from the ground up
from the heart
from the jump
from the lips outward
from the off
from the outset
from the purpose
from the same brush
from the sole of the ...
from the start
from the stump
from the teeth forwards
from the teeth outwards
from the tender nail
from the top down
from the top downward
from the top drawer
from the very beginning
from the very first
from the womb to the ...
from the word go
from then on
from there
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from this out
from this time forward
from time immemorial
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