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jumps through hoops

jumps through hoops is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 jumps through hoops

What is jumps through hoops the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Jumps through hoops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jump through hoops.

Words near jumps through hoops in the dictionary

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

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