Pillar
121pillar-box red — 1. noun A bright red colour, like that of a British mail box. 2. adjective Of a bright red colour, like that of a British mail box. See Also: pillar box …
122pillar box — noun A free standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar with a slot for posting letters. Syn: letter box, letterbox, mailbox, post box, postbox …
123pillar en bragas — ► locución vulgar Coger o pillar de improviso, inesperadamente a una persona: ■ la subida de intereses los pilló en bragas …
124pillar volando bajo — encontrar a alguien descuidado; cf. pegarle al cóndor, dar un palo, pisar el palito, pillar; la vecina nos pilló volando bajo y nos puso a limpiar toda la vereda de la cuadra , me pillaron volando bajo en el trabajo y acepté trabajar extra sin… …
125pillar\ of\ society — n. phr. A leading figure who contributes to the support and the well being of his/her society; a person of irreproachable character. Mrs. Brown, the director of our classical symphony fund, is a true pillar of society …
126pillar\ to\ post — See: from pillar to post …
127pillar-box — see pillar box …
128pillar-box — (British) mailbox, receptacle for depositing postal mail, tall red mail box shaped like a pillar …