shift the goalpost

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• shift the goalposts — To alter the rules of a game, conditions of an agreement, etc unfairly after proceedings have begun, or the agreement has been entered into ● goal * * * move/shift/the goalposts phrase to change the rules and make it difficult for people to… …   Useful english dictionary

• move/shift the goalposts — Brit : to change the rules or requirements in a way that makes success more difficult • • • Main Entry: ↑goalpost …   Useful english dictionary

• goalpost — UK [ˈɡəʊlˌpəʊst] / US [ˈɡoʊlˌpoʊst] noun [countable] Word forms goalpost : singular goalpost plural goalposts one of the two posts that the ball must go between to score a goal in games such as football • move/shift the goalposts to change the… …   English dictionary

• goalpost — goal|post [ˈgəulpəust US ˈgoulpoust] n [C usually plural] 1.) one of the two posts, with a bar along the top or across the middle, that form the ↑goal in games such as football and ↑hockey = ↑post 2.) move/shift the goalposts BrE informal to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• goalpost — /ˈgoʊlpoʊst/ (say gohlpohst) noun 1. (in football, etc.) either of the two posts marking the goal. –phrase 2. move (or shift) the goalposts, to change the ground rules of a trading or other arrangement improperly and usually without notification …  

• move the goalposts — move/shift/the goalposts phrase to change the rules and make it difficult for people to achieve something or to know what to do Problems arise when people are shifting the goalposts and objectives are not clear. Thesaurus: to cause problems for… …   Useful english dictionary

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