What does goal post mean?
Goal post means (sports) One of the two vertical side poles of a goal..
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/ˈɡəʊlpəʊst/ · noun
(sports) One of the two vertical side poles of a goal..
Some kids were having a kickabout on the grass beside the walkway, cheering, groaning, calling for the ball, absorbed in the game, a self-contained universe marked out by jackets for goalposts and invisible touchlines.
[…] whatever you eat, how much you drink, you know the goalposts keep moving all the time, and it's difficult to be sure that, but I don't think it's harmful, not the amount I drink.
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Goal post means (sports) One of the two vertical side poles of a goal..
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Some kids were having a kickabout on the grass beside the walkway, cheering, groaning, calling for the ball, absorbed in the game, a self-contained universe marked out by jackets for goalposts and invisible touchlines.
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