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shift the goalposts

shift the goalposts verb: synonym of move the goalposts.

Verb

shift the goalposts (third-person singular simple present shifts the goalposts, present participle shifting the goalposts, simple past and past participle shifted the goalposts)

  1. Synonym of move the goalposts.

Synonyms of shift the goalposts

Forms of shift the goalposts

third-person singular presentshifts the goalposts
present participleshifting the goalposts
past participleshifted the goalposts
pastshifted the goalposts

Questions about shift the goalposts

What does shift the goalposts mean?
Shift the goalposts means synonym of move the goalposts.
What part of speech is shift the goalposts?
Shift the goalposts is a verb.
What is the past tense of shift the goalposts?
The past tense of shift the goalposts is shifted the goalposts.

Words near shift the goalposts in the dictionary

  1. shift stick
  2. shift sticks
  3. shift the cut
  4. shift the deckchairs on the Titanic
  5. shift the dial
  6. shift the goalposts
  7. shift work
  8. shift worker
  9. shift workers
  10. shifta
  11. shiftability

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