square peg in a round hole
Speech parts
1. square peg in a round hole - Noun
2. square peg in a round hole - Phrase
Meaning
square peg in a round hole (plural square pegs in round holes)
(idiomatic) Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.
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Examples
But then I have always been somewhat of a square peg in a round hole.
That's me. I can be me a bit at home, but I'm kind of like a square peg in a round hole.
It's my job not always to put square pegs in square holes but sometimes to put the odd square peg in a round hole.