- jump through hoops
-
To put forth effort for the sake of appearance or demonstration.
They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.
Wikipedia foundation.
jump through hoops
Look at other dictionaries:
jump through hoops — To go through complicated procedures in order to please or satisfy • • • Main Entry: ↑hoop * * * jump through hoops phrase to perform a series of difficult tests to show that you are suitable for something There are so many hoops to jump through… … Useful english dictionary
jump through hoops — If you are prepared to jump through hoops for someone, you are prepared to make great efforts and sacrifices for them … The small dictionary of idiomes
jump through hoops — ► jump through hoops be made to go through a complicated procedure. Main Entry: ↑jump … English terms dictionary
jump through hoops — If you are prepared to jump through hoops for someone, you are prepared to make great efforts and sacrifices for them. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
jump through hoops — to do a lot of difficult things before you are allowed to have or do something you want. They really make you jump through hoops before they allow you to adopt a baby … New idioms dictionary
Jump through hoops — If you are prepared to jump through hoops for someone, you are prepared to make great efforts and sacrifices for them … Dictionary of English idioms
jump through hoops — do all the required steps, red tape To get a student loan, I had to jump through a lot of hoops … English idioms
jump through hoops — to perform a series of difficult tests to show that you are suitable for something There are so many hoops to jump through that a lot of people give up … English dictionary
jump through hoops — to do a lot of extra things so you can have or do something you want. The company is jumping through hoops these days to try to please advertisers … New idioms dictionary
jump through hoops — be made to go through a complicated procedure. → jump … English new terms dictionary
