English Dictionary

move the goal posts

動詞

別表記 異形

Alternative form of move the goalposts.

日本語の意味

議論や交渉などで、途中で基準や条件を自分に不利または有利なように変更する行為。 / 合意の過程で、設定された勝利条件や評価基準を意図的に変更すること。

If you move the goal posts again, we'll walk away from the deal.

もしまたルールを変えるなら、私たちはその取引から手を引きます。

意味（1）

Alternative form of move the goalposts.

Sooner or later we have to have rules, and we have to know that they are not going to change, for people to have business plans developed and so that they can go out and raise capital and stick with their business model. But if there is this constant uncertainty that when the Commission changes, or when they have another rule tha they are going to move the goal posts again, nobody is going to want to have anything to do with this field.

moves the goal posts （ present singular third-person ）

moving the goal posts （ participle present ）

moved the goal posts （ participle past ）

moved the goal posts （ past ）