jump through hoops

phrase

informal

: to do a complicated or annoying series of things in order to get or achieve something

We had to jump through a lot of hoops to get a loan from the bank.

It shouldn't be necessary to jump through hoops to get a computer to work properly.

Examples of jump through hoops in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are some providers operating on extended schedules already, but most have historically been needs-based, with parents needing to jump through hoops to prove their eligibility. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026

The state of Connecticut should not force parents to jump through hoops held by state bureaucrats. — Nicholas Tampio, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026

Republican voters were whiter, older, and richer, and thus more likely to vote and to jump through hoops to do so. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026

The situation has created a ripple effect, forcing New York lawmakers to jump through hoops to distance themselves from ICE. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for jump through hoops

• semigroups
• coops
• coupes
• droops
• dupes
• groups
• loops
• oops
• scoops
• sloops
• soups
• stoops