pillar to post
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"Their voices are not being heard - they are being thrown from pillar to post around all the different organisations but nobody is actually listening to what is happening to them," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 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
Ms Nicholls said she was passed from "pillar to post" and for 10 years, medical professionals did not seem to believe how much pain she was actually in.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2022
Our interests are still uncared for, and we do not wish to be thus sent from pillar to post to get our rights.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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