from post to pillar

Meaning

Prepositional phrase

From one place (or person, or task) to another; from pillar to post, hither and thither.

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Origin

Possibly a reference to the rapid movement of the ball in real tennis. The term is believed to have given rise to the modern term from pillar to post.

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