jump through hoops
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. → jumpExamples from the Corpusjump 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.