jump through hoops

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jump through hoops

to do a lot of extra things so you can have or do something you want The company is jumping through hoops these days to try to please advertisers.

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So now financiers of independent films have to jump through hoops, backwards, through fire, into a crocodile pit to get the money. LIKE A BAD MOVIE; Carlyle blames Government for UK film decline by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) Carlyle said: "For me personally, I would jump through hoops of fire backwards for Danny Boyle. Boyle more likely to make Porno by Independent Television News Limited (ITN) The former couple didn't exactly jump through hoops to see one another as they sat as far apart as possible on the same front row during the NBA Finals clash between Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers. RIHANNA AND CHRIS SPLIT UP IN COURT; the Razz by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			jump across jump all over jump at jump bail jump clear of jump down jump down throat jump for joy jump from to jump in jump in with both feet jump off jump off the deep end jump on jump on the bandwagon jump out of jump out of skin jump out of the frying pan into the fire jump over jump over the broomstick jump ship jump the gun jump the queue jump the track jump through a hoop jump through hoops jump to conclusions jump up jump with jumping-off point jungle junk mail jury jury is still out just just a minute Just a minute! just a moment just a second just another day just cup of tea just fell off the turnip truck just gay enough just getting by just goes to show just in case just in time just like that Just my luck! just now just off the boat			Jump spark jump speed Jump Squad Jump start Jump Start Program jump stick jump suit Jump Super Stars jump tactical operations center jump the gun jump the gun jump the gun jump the gun jump the gun jump the queue jump the queue jump the queue jump the queue jump the queue jump the rails jump the rails jump the rails jump the rails Jump the Shark jump the track jump the track jump the track jump the track jump the track jump through a hoop jump through hoops jump to a conclusion Jump to conclusions Jump to conclusions Jump to conclusions Jump to conclusions Jump to conclusions Jump to Default Risk Jump to Lightspeed Jump to Random Subroutine Jump to Subroutine jump to the conclusion jump to the conclusion jump to the conclusion jump to the conclusion Jump to Twilight Zone jump trace buffer jump trace buffer Jump Ultimate Stars Jump up Jump up Jump Up Kingz Jump up music Jump Up on It jump vector jump with Jump-cut Jump-cut Jump-Diffusion Process jump-off jump-offs

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