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move the goalposts

move the goalposts (move ze gôlpôsts)

Idiom Negotiation

Signification

to change the rules or conditions to make success harder

changer les règles ou les conditions pour rendre le succès plus difficile (changer les règles ou les conditions pour rendre le succès plus difficile)

Phrases d'exemple

"They moved the goalposts after we had agreed on the terms."

"Ils ont déplacé les poteaux de but après que nous ayons convenu des termes." (Ils **ont déplacé les poteaux de but** après que nous ayons convenu des termes.)

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