jump through hoops

English

Etymology

Reminiscent of a circus animal performing tricks by jumping through hoops.

Verb

jump through hoops (third-person singular simple present jumps through hoops, present participle jumping through hoops, simple past and past participle jumped through hoops)

  1. (idiomatic) To put forth effort to meet (usually arbitrary) requirements set by someone.
    They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.
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