Friday, 22 July 2011

‘jump through hoops’

When you jump through hoops, you do everything that the other person wants you to. In other words, you bend over backwards to please the individual.

Example: I don’t get along with Radha. She wants all her friends to jump through hoops for her. Something that I am not willing to do.

You can also say, `jump through a hoop’.
Example: I am not willing to jump through a hoop for you.

Source: ‘Know Your English’ ( The Hindu) – May 01, 2006 

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