Moving the goalposts (or shifting the goalposts) is a metaphor, derived from goal-based sports such as football and hockey, that means to change the rule or criterion (goal) of a process or competition while it is still in progress, in such a way that the new goal offers one side an advantage or disadvantage.[1][2]
^"Moving the goalposts". Phrases.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
^"move/shift the goalposts". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
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