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put through the hoops

put through the hoops is the alternative form of put through hoops.

Meaning of put through hoops

Verb

put through hoops (third-person singular simple present puts through hoops, present participle putting through hoops, simple past and past participle put through hoops)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To make (a person) exert great effort to meet requirements, usually arbitrary.

Forms of put through the hoops

third-person singular presentputs through the hoops
present participleputting through the hoops
past participleput through the hoops
pastput through the hoops

Questions about put through the hoops

What is put through the hoops the alternative form of?
Put through the hoops is the alternative form of put through hoops.

Words near put through the hoops in the dictionary

  1. put the wind up
  2. put the wood in the hole
  3. put the world to rights
  4. put through
  5. put through hoops
  6. put through the hoops
  7. put through the mangle
  8. put through the mill
  9. put through the wringer
  10. put throughs
  11. put to

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