from post to pillar

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介词短语
  1. Alternative form of from pillar to post, from one place, person, or thing to another, usually with a sense of frustration or harassment. alt-of,alternative,archaic,idiomatic
    — Whyche dooñ he hym sent to Contrycion, / And fro thensforth to Satysfaccion. / Thus fro poost to pylour was he made to daunce, / And at the last he went forthe to Penaunce.

词源

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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