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goalpost
[gohl-pohst]
noun
a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
goalpost
/ ˈɡəʊˌəʊ /
noun
either of two upright posts supporting the crossbar of a goal
to change the aims of an activity to ensure the desired results
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of goalpost1
Example Sentences
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.
But now, they added, "we have multiple genuine global crises", when even "one shock is enough to shift the goalposts".
Michelle Pace of Chatham House says it has become hard to protect refugees in Denmark, where "the legal goalposts keep moving."
She says the NHS has moved the goalposts each time she has called to ask about her surgery date.
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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