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See: JUMP THROUGH A HOOP.

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[jump through a hoop] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do whatever you are told to do; obey any order. * /Bob would jump through a hoop for Mary./ Compare: [TWIST AROUND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

through a hoop

[through a hoop] See: [JUMP THROUGH A HOOP]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[under one's thumb] or [under the thumb] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Obedient to you; controlled by you; under your power. * /The Jones family is under the thumb of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[twist one around one's little finger] also [turn one around one's little finger] or [wrap one around one's finger] {v. phr.} To have complete control over; to be able to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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