| 单词 | from pillar to post |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with from pillar to postfrom pillar to post From one thing or place to another, hither and thither. For example, After Kevin joined the Air Force, the family kept moving from pillar to post. This expression began life in the early 1400s as from post to pillar, an order no longer used, and is thought to allude to the banging about of a ball in the game of court tennis. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. from pillar to postSEE SYNONYMS FOR from pillar to post ON THESAURUS.COM From one place or thing to another in rapid succession: “Abernathy couldn't stick to one project and was always dashing from pillar to post.” Words nearby from pillar to postfrom hand to hand, from hand to mouth, from head to toe, Fromm, from Missouri, I'm, from pillar to post, from rags to riches, from scratch, from soup to nuts, from the bottom of one's heart, from the cradle to the grave The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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