move/shift the goalposts

British EnglishBrE informalCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to change the rules, limits etc for something while someone is trying to do something, making it more difficult for them – used to show disapproval 改变规则〔以增大难度，含贬义〕

Examples from the Corpus

move/shift the goalposts• It has been subtly shifting the goalposts of what can be done in and through art.• The answer to failure and sin is not to move the goalposts but to repent and try again.

→ move/shift the goalposts at goalpost(1)

单词	move/shift the goalposts
释义	move/shift the goalposts move/shift the goalposts British EnglishBrE informalCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to change the rules, limits etc for something while someone is trying to do something, making it more difficult for them – used to show disapproval 改变规则〔以增大难度，含贬义〕 Examples from the Corpus move/shift the goalposts• It has been subtly shifting the goalposts of what can be done in and through art.• The answer to failure and sin is not to move the goalposts but to repent and try again. → move/shift the goalposts at goalpost(1)
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