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square peg in a round hole

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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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But then I have always been somewhat of a square peg in a round hole. Cressida Cowell

That's me. I can be me a bit at home, but I'm kind of like a square peg in a round hole. Mick Ralphs

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. Phil Brown (footballer)

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