"shift the goalposts" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: shifts the goalposts [present, singular, third-person], shifting the goalposts [participle, present], shifted the goalposts [participle, past], shifted the goalposts [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} shift the goalposts (third-person singular simple present shifts the goalposts, present participle shifting the goalposts, simple past and past participle shifted the goalposts)
  1. Synonym of move the goalposts Synonyms: move the goalposts [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-shift_the_goalposts-en-verb-CPWATtYB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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