jump through hoops
jump through hoops · jumps through hoops · jumped through hoops · jumping through hoops
To put forth great effort to meet requirements, usually arbitrary, set by someoneTo put forth great effort to meet requirements, usually arbitrary, set by someone.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To put forth great effort to meet requirements, usually arbitrary, set by someone.
They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.
Origin
Reminiscent of a circus animal performing tricks by jumping through hoops.Reminiscent of a circus animal performing tricks by jumping through hoops.
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Forms
jumps through hoops, jumping through hoops, jumped through hoops, jumped through hoops| Base form | jump through hoops · to jump through hoops |
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| 3rd person singular | jumps through hoops |
| Present participle | jumping through hoops |
| Past simple | jumped through hoops |
| Past participle | jumped through hoops |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.