A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Moving the goalposts
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The act of redefining the conditions for victory or completion of a task, either when the original conditions for achieving them were met or whilst the person or group is busy working to achieve the current conditions, in order to prevent them from succeeding. Usually done with [malice] by a superior or [peer] looking to [exclude] or remove people from a group by portraying them as incompetent of not completing the task they keep altering.
Moving the goalposts meaning & definition 1 of Moving the goalposts.
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