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Definition of goalposts in English Turkish dictionary
- kale direkleri
- move the goalposts
- (deyim) Bir işin kurallarını haksız ve zamansız şekilde değiştirmek
- goalpost
- kale direk
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Definition of goalposts in English English dictionary
- plural of goalpost
- goalpost
- One of the two side poles of the goal
- goalpost
- In American football, the tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order to score a field goal. Originally, they were H-shaped, with two wooden posts on either side
- move the goalposts
- to alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage
- Move the goalposts
- (deyim) Change the criterion (goal) of a process or competition while still in progress, in such a way that the new goal offers one side an intentional advantage or disadvantage
- Shift the goalposts
- (deyim) Change the criterion (goal) of a process or competition while still in progress, in such a way that the new goal offers one side an intentional advantage or disadvantage
- move the goalposts
- Unfairly alter the conditions or rules of a procedure during its course
- move the goalposts
- Change the rules while someone is trying to do something in order to make it more difficult for them
We'd almost signed the contract when the other guys moved the goalposts and said they wanted more money.
- goalpost
- a tall metallic structure that stands at the back of each end zone; consists of a crossbar and two uprights that extend upward from it, supported directly above the end line by a base; teams try to kick the ball above the crossbar and between the uprights to score a field goal or extra point
- goalpost
- disapproval If you accuse someone of moving the goalposts, you mean that they have changed the rules in a situation or an activity, in order to gain an advantage for themselves and to make things difficult for other people. They seem to move the goal posts every time I meet the conditions which are required
- goalpost
- one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
- goalpost
- A goalpost is one of the two upright wooden posts that are connected by a crossbar and form the goal in games such as football and rugby
- goalpost
- Either of the two posts marking the goal
- goalpost
- {i} one of two posts that form a goal (Sports)