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Define: "Move the goalposts"
What HR thinks it means:
Changing the criteria or rules for success during the middle of a process.
What it actually means:
"Management realized you were actually going to finish on time, so they added three more features."
Use it in a meeting:
"Just as we finished the integration, the client decided to move the goalposts and demand full compatibility with Internet Explorer 11."
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