to jump through hoops
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In Canadian English, this idiom typically means:
to take many difficult or unnecessary steps while trying to achieve something
EXAMPLES
“My last boss was horrible! He had me jumping through hoops every day, promising me an amazing year-end bonus and maybe even a promotion… You know what I got? A $25 gift card to Starbucks. Really…?”
“His therapist told him that he shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to make his girlfriend happy. Her happiness, or lack thereof, is not his sole responsibility. We are all in charge of our own emotional well-being. If she is generally unhappy, then that is something that she must fix within herself.”
Have you ever found yourself jumping through hoops in order to do something? What was it? Practice using this idiom by telling me all about it in the comments below.
