From pillar to post

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Moving from place to place can be chaotic. Learn a phrase to describe the situation

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	com
0:12.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak I'm Fay Faye but where is Rob?
0:20.0	Uh sorry Faye Fay I didn't know we were in this studio today. Yes, Studio 62D. It says it on this plan.
0:28.6	Really? The studios and offices are being refurbished and everything seems a bit chaotic.
0:34.8	As long as we follow the plan, we will be okay.
0:38.5	Calm down, Rob.
0:39.7	Are things really that bad?
0:41.5	Yes. First I sat at my desk and was told to move to another one and
0:45.8	then when I sat at another desk I was told the boss was sitting there.
0:49.3	So you had to move on? Well of course and then when I went to the studio somebody was in there
0:54.4	reading the news so I was told to find another studio. Yes yes I get it Rob you could
1:00.2	say you were moved from pillar to post?
1:03.0	Exactly.
1:04.0	You mean going from one place to another
1:06.1	in a disorganized and chaotic way?
1:08.4	I do.
1:09.6	Let's hear some examples of this phrase in action.
1:19.0	We got moved from pillar to post on our tour, so we started to complain. It's not what was promised in the holiday brochure.
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