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1 pillar
1. n1) стовп; колона2) буд. стояк; опора3) стовп (води, повітря)4) див. pillar-box5) гірн. цілик6) мор. пілерсpillar apostles — церк. першоапостоли
Pillars of Hercules — геогр. Геркулесові Стовпи
driven from pillar to post — який не знає, що робити далі
2. v1) підпирати (підтримувати) стовпами2) прикрашати колонами* * *I n1) стовп; стрижень колони; колона; бyд. стойка; опора; штанга; стрижень; тримач; бyд. щогла ( крана)2) стовп (води, повітря)3) стовп, опора4) = pillar-box5) гipн. цілик6) мop. пілерсII [`pill] vпідпирати, підтримувати стовпами, колонами -
2 pillar
['pɪlə] 1. n1) стовп, коло́на; сті́йка, опо́ра2) перен. стовп, опо́ра, опло́т••from pillar to post — 1) туди́-сюди́ 2) від одніє́ї спра́ви до і́ншої
2. vPillars of Hercules — Геркуле́сові стовпи́, Гібралта́рська прото́ка
підпира́ти, підтри́мувати; прикраша́ти коло́нами
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from pillar to post — {adv. phr.} From one place to another many times. * /Sarah s father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post./ … Dictionary of American idioms
from pillar to post — {adv. phr.} From one place to another many times. * /Sarah s father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
From pillar to post — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
from pillar to post — If something is going from pillar to post, it is moving around in a meaningless way, from one disaster to another … The small dictionary of idiomes
from pillar to post — ► from pillar to post from one place to another in an unsatisfactory manner. Main Entry: ↑pillar … English terms dictionary
from pillar to post — from one problem to another After getting fired, he went from pillar to post more bad luck … English idioms
from pillar to post — adverb from one place or situation to another (Freq. 1) we were driven from pillar to post • Syn: ↑hither and thither * * * phrasal : from one place or one situation to another : hither and thither the libr … Useful english dictionary
from pillar to post — British & Australian if someone goes from pillar to post, they are forced to keep moving from one place to another. After his mother died, Billy was passed from pillar to post and ended up in a children s home … New idioms dictionary
from\ pillar\ to\ post — adv. phr. From one place to another many times. Sarah s father changed jobs several times a year, and the family was moved from pillar to post … Словарь американских идиом
from pillar to post — If something is going from pillar to post, it is moving around in a meaningless way, from one disaster to another. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions