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Meaning of shift one's ground | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To change one's opinion in a way that contradicts what one has previously held.

Examples

“Since then, and after high-level in-person talks between ScotRail and TSSA General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust, "the company has done nothing to suggest they are prepared to shift their ground", the union said.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

shift one's tides shift the cut shift the deckchairs on the Titanic shift the dial shift the goalposts shifted