Jump Through Hoops

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🗓️ Idiom: Jump through hoops (v)

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💬 Meaning

• To go through many complicated or unnecessary steps to achieve something
• To face difficult or excessive rules to get approval

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🧠 Example Sentences

• We had to jump through hoops to get our new product approved.
• He’s tired of jumping through hoops just to get basic services.
• The application process is full of hoops to jump through.

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🏛️ Origin

This idiom comes from the image of circus animals, especially lions or dogs, being trained to jump through hoops as a trick. It later became a metaphor for people having to do difficult or silly tasks just to satisfy rules or authorities.

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📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

They made us __________ just to renew our business license.

Answer

jump through hoops

2. Choose the correct meaning of “jump through hoops”:

A) Take a physical fitness test
B) Perform a simple task
C) Deal with many difficult rules or steps

Answer

C) Deal with many difficult rules or steps

3. Change the sentence using “jump through hoops”:

“She had to complete several complicated forms to open a bank account.”

Answer

She had to jump through hoops to open a bank account.

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