كيف تنطق "move the goalposts"

expression

ˈmuv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡoʊlˌpoʊsts

MOOV thuh GOHL-pohsts

mˈuːv/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈəʊlpəʊsts

MOOV thuh GOHL-pohsts

التعريف

To change the rules or conditions of a situation while someone is trying to achieve something, making it harder for them to succeed.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈmuv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡoʊlˌpoʊsts

الإنجليزية البريطانية

mˈuːv/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈəʊlpəʊsts

أمريكي

MOOV thuh GOHL-pohsts

بريطاني

MOOV thuh GOHL-pohsts

Every time I finish my work, my boss moves the goalposts and asks for something else.

It's not fair to move the goalposts in the middle of a game.

The teacher moved the goalposts by adding a new assignment after the deadline.

Just when I was about to qualify for the bonus, they moved the goalposts and changed the criteria.