English / idiom
Jump Through Hoops
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To go through an elaborate, difficult, or tedious series of procedures or tests to accomplish something.
In context
01
As we get older, we realize how exhausting it is to jump through hoops just to satisfy bureaucratic demands.
02
He had to jump through hoops to secure a mortgage for his quiet retirement home.
Synonyms
go through hurdles,bend over backwards,run the gauntlet
Antonyms
breeze through,take the easy way,coast through
Collocations
jump through administrative hoops,make someone jump through hoops,jump through regulatory hoops