The company sent me from pillar to post to fix my bill.
from pillar to post
idiomFrom one place, place, or thing to another, hither and thither.
Origin
first recorded 20th c. disputed originPossibly originally from post to pillar, perhaps a reference to the rapid movement of the ball in real tennis; The Wordsworth Dictionary of Proverbs (1993) notes that from post to pillar dates to at least the 15th century.
I spent all morning calling different departments and being sent from pillar to post without getting any answers.
The refugees were driven from pillar to post by shifting borders and uncaring bureaucracies, finding no permanent sanctuary anywhere.
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be left at the post
To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.
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dumb as a post
Utterly mute; lacking the ability to speak.
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far post
The goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.
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knight of the post
A known perjurer; a professional false witness.
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near post
The goalpost nearest from which a cross is made.
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pip to the post
To overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage at the last decisive moment.