Jump Through Hoops.
English
idiom
To go through a lot of effort or face many challenges to achieve a goal.
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To go through a lot of effort or face many challenges to achieve a goal.
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To do many difficult, complicated, or unnecessary things in order to achieve something or satisfy someone's demands.
When you jump through hoops, you go through a frustrating series of requirements that seem excessive.
It is used to describe processes or people that make things needlessly complicated.
"Go the Extra Mile"
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Doing more than required willingly and positively to achieve a better outcome
"Bend Over Backwards"
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Making an extreme effort to help or please someone, often at personal inconvenience
"Jump Through Hoops"
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Going through frustrating, excessive requirements to get something done
I've been trying to get this expense approved for three weeks — it's one receipt.
I know — the finance system makes everyone jump through hoops. I'll push it through myself.
How was the visa application process?
Exhausting — you have to jump through so many hoops just for a 30-day visit.
Why do you think talent retention is such a problem at big companies?
People get tired of jumping through hoops to do work they know they can do.
