From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjump through hoopsjump through hoopsto do a series of things that are difficult or annoying, but that are necessary in order to achieve something We had to jump through hoops to get our visas in time. → jump
Examples from the Corpus
jump through hoops• He had me roll my body across the yard, he had me hop, he had me jump through hoops.• They'll have to jump through a lot of hoops to prove we can trust them. 