from pillar to post

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He added the number of parties involved could be "depressing for a shared owner; that feeling of being passed from pillar to post and being fobbed off at different parts of the process".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

That’s Seth Rogen as Mario’s traditional adversary Donkey Kong, bellowing as he belts Mario from pillar to post.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023

These encampments pop up all over the city, and no wonder, since the residents are chased from pillar to post without any other options.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023

Investigating her mysterious grandparents as well, Keane finds complexity in their lives as a military couple, moved at sporadic intervals from pillar to post.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2022

Poor Almer and Biener were accordingly chivied from pillar to post, from one inn to another, and at length complained to me.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward