pasar por el aro

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "to go through the hoop"

Verb

pasar por el aro

1. (idiomatic) to jump through hoops; to fall in line

Further reading

• “entrar, o pasar, alguien por el aro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10