to jump through hoops in German is klimmzüge machen (idiom).
- to go to great lengths, to jump through hoops, to pull out all the stops
- Große Anstrengungen unternehmen, um etwas zu erreichen.
- Sich sehr bemühen, oft unter Schwierigkeiten.
- Umfangreiche und oft umständliche Maßnahmen ergreifen.
Example:
- Er musste Klimmzüge machen, um den Termin noch zu halten.
- Für dieses Projekt mussten wir einige Klimmzüge machen.
- Ohne Klimmzüge zu machen, wäre das nicht möglich gewesen.
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