From one place or situation to another:
— We were driven from pillar to post.

synonym: hither and thither.

Roget 270: from hand to hand, from pillar to post.    on the way, by the way; on the road, on the wing, under way, in transit, on course; as one goes; in transitu [Lat.], en route, chemin faisant [Fr.], en passant [Fr.], in mid progress, in mid course.    ... show more

Roget 605: irresolutely etc. adj.; irresolved^†, irresolvedly^†; in faltering accents; off and on; from pillar to post; seesaw etc. 314.   

Roget 629: by a side wind, by an indirect course; in a roundabout way; from pillar to post.