Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - goalpost
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also goal post (goalposts) 1. A goalpost is one of the two upright wooden posts that are connected by a crossbar and form the goal in games such as football and rugby. N-COUNT 2. If you accuse someone of moving the goalposts, you mean that they have changed the rules in a situation or an activity, in order to gain an advantage for themselves and to make things difficult for other people. They seem to move the goal posts every time I meet the conditions which are required. PHRASE: V inflects c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Date: 1857 one of usually two vertical posts that with or without a crossbar constitute the goal in various games ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. either of the two upright posts of a goal. Phrases and idioms move the goalposts alter the basis or scope of a procedure during its course, so as to fit adverse circumstances encountered. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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