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from pillar to post

idiom

From one place, place, or thing to another, hither and thither.


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Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    be left at the post

    To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.

  2. 02

    dumb as a post

    Utterly mute; lacking the ability to speak.

  3. 03

    far post

    The goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.

  4. 04

    knight of the post

    A known perjurer; a professional false witness.

  5. 05

    near post

    The goalpost nearest from which a cross is made.

  6. 06

    pip to the post

    To overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage at the last decisive moment.

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