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jumping through hoops

jumping through hoops is the present participle and gerund of jump through hoops.

Meaning of jump through hoops

Verb

jump through hoops (third-person singular simple present jumps through hoops, present participle jumping through hoops, simple past and past participle jumped through hoops)

  1. (idiomatic) To put forth great effort to meet requirements, usually arbitrary, set by someone.
    • They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.

Questions about jumping through hoops

What is jumping through hoops the present participle and gerund of?
Jumping through hoops is the present participle and gerund of jump through hoops.

Words near jumping through hoops in the dictionary

  1. jumping the line
  2. jumping the queue
  3. jumping the rattler
  4. jumping the reservation
  5. jumping the shark
  6. jumping through hoops
  7. jumping to
  8. jumping to conclusions
  9. jumping to it
  10. jumping up
  11. jumping upon

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