One of the most popular sports in the United States is American football . In the U.S ., “football ” is a sport that involves a lot of contact . What people around the world call “football ,” Americans call soccer . For today's show , we talk about some idioms and expressions that come from American football . The American sport mainly involves carrying or throwing the ball . But there are times when a player must use their feet to kick the ball . The kicker can kick field goals to get points . The term kickoff is commonly used to describe the start of an event or project . For example , we could say experts from all over the world attended the kickoff of the new language museum . You can use it as a phrasal verb , as well . Football also has the term “punt .” Punting is another sort of kick a team uses when they cannot score . The punter kicks a ball with the top of his foot . “Punt ,” like “kick ,” can be both a noun and a verb . When you punt the ball , you put it in play for the other team . The same can be said for punting in life . When we punt something , we give our task , job , or responsibility to someone else . For example , if I'm not good at a certain task or I just don't want to do it , I can punt it to someone else . It can also mean to delay a decision . If I'm not sure about taking a trip , for example , I can punt the decision until later . Another way to say this in American English is to table it . If you are not ready to think about something , it can or must wait until later . In football , the kicker not only starts the game with a kickoff but also kicks field goals . To do this , the kicker must kick the football between the goalposts at either end of the football field . If he succeeds , his team gets three points . But imagine if the goalposts were moving ? That would make kicking the ball between them much more difficult . We can face this problem in everyday life . Imagine if you are given a task at work with specific goals to reach . For example , if you are a social media manager you could be asked to increase followers by 10,000 by the end of the month . But when the end of the month comes , your boss tells you that now you need to add 20,000 followers , not 10,000 . In this case , your boss has moved the goalpost . They have a reason for doing so . If the goalposts keep moving , it is difficult or even impossible to reach the goal . We can also say to move the target to mean the same thing . A moving target is a changing goal or result . A desired goal , end , or objective that changes all the time is difficult or perhaps even impossible to reach . Both expressions – to move the goalposts and to move the target – can be used in the same way and in similar situations . However , moving the goalposts is a classic football expression . While moving the target can refer to several sports .