move the goalposts

意思

to change the rules unfairly once work has started

事情開始後不公平地改變規則.

例句

1. 1The client moved the goalposts twice, and the deadline stayed the same.
2. 2Examiners should not move the goalposts once revision has started.
3. 3Every time we agree a budget, head office moves the goalposts again.
4. 4Leo felt cheated when the landlord moved the goalposts days before the contract was signed.
5. 5Are they moving the goalposts, or did we misread the original terms?

文法

只有動詞變化形式；shift 可以替換 move，意思不變。goalposts 保持複數，前面用 the。

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