"moved the goal posts" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} moved the goal posts
  1. simple past and past participle of move the goal posts Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: move the goal posts
    Sense id: en-moved_the_goal_posts-en-verb-r6mmLj~5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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