be driven, pushed, etc. from pillar to post

be pushed from pillar to post

To be forced or coerced to travel from place to place. We've been pushed from pillar to post for the past five years. Can't we finally settle down here? I've been pushed from pillar to post looking for the right replacement part, but nowhere seems to have it. After 15 years with this company, why are you still pushed from pillar to post? Can't they give you a break from so much travel?

See also: pillar, post, push, to

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be driven, pushed, etc. from ˌpillar to ˈpost

be forced to go from one person or situation to another without achieving anything: Vast numbers of refugees have been pushed from pillar to post in that area.

See also: pillar, post, to

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