jump through hoops
idiom
informal
: to do a complicated or annoying series of things in order to get or achieve something
We had to jump through a lot of hoops to get a loan from the bank.
It shouldn't be necessary to jump through hoops to get a computer to work properly.
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Robin Williams and Nathan Lane are phenomenal as a gay couple forced to jump through hoops for their son’s new in-laws, played wonderfully by Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
That created a crazy disconnect whereby most states in the Union were breaking federal law — and scientists researching the effects of cannabis, good and bad, had to jump through hoops.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024
While a refund is better than nothing, Spotify is still making its customers jump through hoops by digging up years-old receipts (and, according to Reddit posts, breaking up the refund across multiple payments).
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 May 2024
Records obtained from 16 districts in 11 different states show just how broadly schools block content, forcing students to jump through hoops to complete assignments and keeping them from resources that could support their health and safety.
—Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Steffany Stern, vice president of advocacy for the National MS Society, said Botox is one medication that people often have to jump through hoops to receive.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Steady work on that eight-season zombie drama gave Domingo the stability to quit dropping everything to fly across the country and jump through hoops out of desperation for screen tests that never paid off.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
In 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order urging the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on companies that made consumers jump through hoops to fix their own devices.
—Makena Kelly, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2023
Cooper warned the legislation would make women jump through hoops to receive care and could lead to clinics closing.
—Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 16 May 2023
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
That created a crazy disconnect whereby most states in the Union were breaking federal law — and scientists researching the effects of cannabis, good and bad, had to jump through hoops.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024
While a refund is better than nothing, Spotify is still making its customers jump through hoops by digging up years-old receipts (and, according to Reddit posts, breaking up the refund across multiple payments).
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 May 2024
Records obtained from 16 districts in 11 different states show just how broadly schools block content, forcing students to jump through hoops to complete assignments and keeping them from resources that could support their health and safety.
—Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Steffany Stern, vice president of advocacy for the National MS Society, said Botox is one medication that people often have to jump through hoops to receive.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Steady work on that eight-season zombie drama gave Domingo the stability to quit dropping everything to fly across the country and jump through hoops out of desperation for screen tests that never paid off.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
In 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order urging the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on companies that made consumers jump through hoops to fix their own devices.
—Makena Kelly, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2023
Cooper warned the legislation would make women jump through hoops to receive care and could lead to clinics closing.
—Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 16 May 2023
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