"moves the goalposts" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|head=moves the goalposts}} moves the goalposts
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of move the goalposts Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: move the goalposts
    Sense id: en-moves_the_goalposts-en-verb-Iu2jOSFd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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