move the goalposts
英 /muːv ðə ˈɡoʊlpoʊsts/
中文释义
改变目标 / 标准
Change the criteria for success, making it harder to achieve.
常用搭配
- keep moving the goalposts不断改标准
- move the goalposts on us临时改要求
- stop moving the goalposts别再改目标
例句
- Every time I finish, you move the goalposts.我每次做完，你就改要求。
- The client keeps moving the goalposts, so scope is impossible to lock.客户不断改需求，范围根本没法定下来。