It shouldn't be necessary to 'jump through hoops' to get a computer to work properly.
I've been dealing with their lies for too long. I'm at the 'end of my rope'.
The children are outside 'skipping'. [=('US') 'skipping rope, jumping rope']
(..) Yeah, uh-huh. Get a load of that stained-glass window. All right now, hop to it, you blokes. Come on, come on! Shut the doors and lock 'em tight. Now get below and get them crates ready. Give a bad boy enough rope and he'll soon make a jackass of himself. Pinocchio! Pinocchio? Where is everybody? (..)1940 Pinocchio