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pillar
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from pillar to post
Fig. from one place to a series of other places; (figuratively) from person to person, as with gossip. My father was in the army, and we moved from pillar to post year after year. After I told one person my secret, it went quickly from pillar to post.
See also: post

pillar of strength and pillar of support

someone or something that consistently provides moral, emotional, or financial support as does a pillar. My parents are my pillars of support. John looked to God as his pillar of strength.
See also: strength

send someone from pillar to post

Fig. to send someone to many different places, none of which is the correct place. (Compare this with send someone on a wild-goose chase.) Jill sent Roger from pillar to post to look for a special kind of paper. Roger was sent from pillar to post with his problem.
See also: post, send

a pillar/tower of strength
someone who gives a lot of support to someone else who is in a difficult situation Roger was a tower of strength when my parents died.
See also: strength

from pillar to post  (British & Australian)

if someone goes from pillar to post, they are forced to keep moving from one place to another After his mother died, Billy was passed from pillar to post and ended up in a children's home.
See a pillar of strength
See also: post

a pillar of strength
someone who is emotionally very strong Roger was a pillar of strength when my father died.
See also: strength


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