"send from pillar to post" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 到处踢皮球
• 把人推来推去

Definition

让某人被各个部门或人推来推去，得不到帮助，通常令人感到沮丧。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个短语用于非正式场合，形容被多个部门或人推来推去却问题得不到解决，多用于描述官僚体制或客服等令人沮丧的经历，不适用于普通的移动情况。

Examples

When I asked for help, they just sent me from pillar to post.

我请求帮助时，他们只是**到处踢皮球**。

The company sent him from pillar to post when he complained about the product.

他投诉产品时，公司就**把他推来推去**。

The teachers sent her from pillar to post when she asked about her exam results.

她问考试成绩时，老师们**把她推来推去**。

I've been sent from pillar to post all day trying to get this paperwork sorted.

为了办这份文件，我一天都在**被到处踢皮球**。

Every time I call customer service, I get sent from pillar to post with no answers.

每次我打客服电话，都**被推来推去**，没有答案。

Dealing with the bank was a nightmare—they just sent me from pillar to post the whole time.

和银行打交道简直是噩梦——他们一直**把我推来推去**。