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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.
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See also

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

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