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square peg in a round hole

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square peg in a round hole
Fig. someone who is uncomfortable or who does not belong in a particular situation. (Also the cliché: trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, trying to combine two things that do not belong or fit together.) I feel like a square peg in a round hole at my office. Everyone else there seems so ambitious, competitive, and dedicated to the work, but I just want to make a living. Trying to teach me math is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. I'm convinced my brain is not built right to understand algebra.
See also: hole, peg, round, square


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But however much Lucas is a square peg in a round hole, this doesn't explain why on Monday night passes rarely found a way from red shirt to red shirt; why our forward players displayed less movement than Terry Wogan's wig; and why some of our players seem more interested in debating refereeing decisions than marking properly at dead balls.
By his own admission he is not the most creative wide midfield player, but I wanted to play 4-4-2 and somebody had to be a square peg in a round hole and play wide.
Trying to do it someone else''s way is like trying to put a square peg in a round hole and will only lead to an overwhelming feeling of chaos.
 
 
 
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