jump through hoops en · VERB
Etymology
Reminiscent of a circus animal performing tricks by jumping through hoops.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To put forth great effort to meet requirements, usually arbitrary, set by someone.
Caregivers also described having to “jump through hoops” to accomplish what they needed.
2020, Kevin J. Mahoney, Ellen K. Mahoney, Michelle Putnam, Self-Direction in Long Term Services and Supports:If a government says to citizens, “We will punish you for abstaining, unless you jump through the following legal hoops,” it is still coercing citizens.
2014, Jason Brennan, Lisa Hill, Compulsory Voting: For and Against, page 19:They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.
If learning is deemed valuable and important to the student, then the educator doesn't need a scripted curriculum or a fad initiative that has students and the educator jumping through hoops.
2010, Brad Johnson, Tammy Maxson McElroy, The Edutainer: Connecting the Art and Science of Teaching, page 141:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jumps through hoops | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| go through hoops | alternative | lexicographic | |
| leap through hoops | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jumping through hoops | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| jumped through hoops | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| jumped through hoops | Tense=Past | lexicographic |