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goalpost

or goal post

[ gohl-pohst ]

noun

  1. a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.


goalpost

/ 藞伞蓹蕣濒藢辫蓹蕣蝉迟 /

noun

  1. either of two upright posts supporting the crossbar of a goal
  2. move the goalposts
    to change the aims of an activity to ensure the desired results
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of goalpost1

First recorded in 1855鈥60
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鈥淲hite media has always conspired to spin the narrative and move the goalposts about Black films, Black filmmakers and their successes,鈥 Obie writes.

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Lineker said that, following his tweets, "the goalposts were massively moved because it was never an issue until, suddenly, this point".

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I played in the parks, which were often hard red clay with loose pebbles and stones, with two square goalposts fashioned out of wood and string.

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By the skin of their teeth, and the width of a goalpost, the bookmakers were proven right when they made England favourites at Twickenham.

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The shifting goalposts have left supervisors鈥 heads spinning.

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