Idiom - Jump/Go through Hoops
Jump/Go through Hoops:
To do a lot of difficult things before you are allowed to have or do sth you want.
The insurance company made me jump through hoops before they'd give me a health insurance policy. I had to do medical tests, questionnaires, interviews - you name it!
The defense department makes you go through hoops before they give you clearance to work in one of their special sections.
Origin: Probably related to the fact that trained circus animals jump through hoops to please their trainers.
To do a lot of difficult things before you are allowed to have or do sth you want.
The insurance company made me jump through hoops before they'd give me a health insurance policy. I had to do medical tests, questionnaires, interviews - you name it!
The defense department makes you go through hoops before they give you clearance to work in one of their special sections.
Origin: Probably related to the fact that trained circus animals jump through hoops to please their trainers.