jump through hoops
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jump through hoops
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Reminiscent of a circus animal performing tricks by jumping through hoops.
verb jumps through hoops · jumping through hoops · jumped through hoops · go through hoops · leap through hoops
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To put forth great effort to meet requirements, usually arbitrary, set by someone.
They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.
Similar: bend over backwards
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title = {jump through hoops},
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