What is "from pillar to post"

Pillar \Pil"lar\, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See Pile a heap.]

1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament.

   Jacob set a pillar upon her grave.
   --Gen. xxxv. 20.

   The place . . . vast and proud, Supported by a hundred pillars stood.
   --Dryden.

2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay; as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. ``You are a well-deserving pillar.''
   --Shak.

   By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire.
   --Milton.

3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. [Obs.]
   --Skelton.

4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.

   From pillar to post, hither and thither; to and fro; from one place or predicament to another; backward and forward.

   Pillar saint. See Stylite.

   Pillars of the fauces. See Fauces, 1.

Post \Post\, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See Position, and cf. 4th Post.]

1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house.

   They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses.
   --Ex. xii. 7.

   Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore, The gates of Azza, post and massy bar.
   --Milton.

   Unto his order he was a noble post.
   --Chaucer.

   Note: Post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is used in composition, in such words as king-post, queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc.

2. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.

   When God sends coin I will discharge your post.
   --S. Rowlands.

   From pillar to post. See under Pillar.

   Knight of the post. See under Knight.

   Post hanger (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft, adapted to be fastened to a post.

   Post hole, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post in.

   Post mill, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of the wind varies.

   Post and stall (Coal Mining), a mode of working in which pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine.

adv. (context idiomatic English) From one place (or person, or task) to another; hither and thither

adv. from one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post" [syn: hither and thither]

From Pillar to Post was the first official release by Logan Lynn from Beat the World Records, a Caroline Records / EMI 3rd party label and was Lynn's first record to be released on a major label. A special pre-release and digital release was issued from Beat the World on September 4, 2009. This was followed by a physical release in selected stores, as well as a debut on iTunes, on November 24, 2009. The mass release in all stores nationwide happened in February 2010.