move the goalposts

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move the goalposts (British, American & Australian) also move the goal (American)

to change the rules in a situation in a way that is not fair, usually in order to make it more difficult for someone to achieve something My boss is never satisfied. Whenever I think I've done what he wants, he moves the goalposts.

See also: move

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The problem is he'd love to move the goalposts - with a bulldozer. FAN SCENE: YOUR VIEWS ON YOUR TEAMS: Punishing times by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Eleven VCs from the conflict are on show in Brecon Military Museum, home of the Welsh Border Regiment that was formed two years after the Zulu Wars had ceased and the MoD decided to move the goalposts by merging various regiments. Letter: True story of Zulu war by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) Employers of firefighters again move the goalposts. Treat firefighters with fairness by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			move ahead of move along move around move around and move about Move arse! move aside move away move away from move back move down move for move forward move forward with move heaven and earth move heaven and earth to do move in move in for the kill move in on move in with move into move mountains move off move on move out move over move the goalposts move to move to some place move to tears move toward move up move up a gear move up in the world move up into move up through move up to moved to tears mover movers and shakers moving Moving three times is as bad as a fire mow down Mr Big Mr Right Mr. Nice Guy Mr. Right much much ado about nothing much in evidence much less Much obliged			move off move off campus move on move on move on move on Move On (Desperate Housewives episode) Move On (Desperate Housewives episode) Move on Already Move on Toward Education and Training move onward move operation move out move out move out Move Out of Saigon Expeditiously move over move over move over move over move quickly move reflexively move secretly move someone or something out of the way move speedily move strongly Move the Crowd move the goal move the goalpost move the goalpost move the goalposts Move the Money move through move to move to move to action Move to All IP move to anger Move to front Move to Link Register Move to Processor Register Move to Processor Status Move to Production move to some place move to tears Move to the City Move to Trash move toward move toward move under cover move up move up move up move up a gear move up and down move up in the world move up into move up through move up to

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