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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

/ ˈɡəʊˌəʊ /

noun

  1. either of two upright posts supporting the crossbar of a goal

  2. to change the aims of an activity to ensure the desired results

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of goalpost1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Montes’ goal came first, on a header that ricocheted off a couple of players before one-hopping its way just inside the left goalpost in the 53rd minute.

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But now, they added, "we have multiple genuine global crises", when even "one shock is enough to shift the goalposts".

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Michelle Pace of Chatham House says it has become hard to protect refugees in Denmark, where "the legal goalposts keep moving."

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She says the NHS has moved the goalposts each time she has called to ask about her surgery date.

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Awoniyi was taken to hospital on Monday, having collided with a goalpost in the closing stages of the 2-2 draw against Leicester City on Sunday.

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