To jump through hoops 意為「克服種種困難或障礙；經歷磨難」。這個慣用語於 1900 年代初期才出現這項比喻意思。它的字面意思為「跳圈圈」，係源於馬戲團的動物表演，說得更精確地，就是獅子等大貓的跳火圈表演。當然了，馬戲團的動物跳火圈表演現在已被完全禁止。
例句：
- The dogs had been trained to jump through hoops. (這些狗狗受過跳圈圈訓練)
- College students sometimes feel they’re jumping through hoops to meet the strict requirements of their professors. (大學生有時會覺得他們正為滿足教授嚴格的要求而經歷種種磨難)
- Jennifer had to jump through hoops to get her Mom admitted to hospital. (珍妮佛必須克服種種困難才能讓她母親住院)
- They had to jump through hoops to stop our games from being scheduled on a Sunday. (他們不得不千方百計阻止我們的比賽安排在周日)