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square peg

One who acts or thinks differently than most people. Typically used in the phrase "a square peg in a round hole." The young girl who had a love of math and science often felt like a square peg in a round hole when surrounded by her peers. When the man in the fancy suit walked into the biker bar, it was obvious that he was a square peg.
See also: peg, square

square peg

verb
See square peg in a round hole
See also: peg, square
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The report explains how the significant changes in the macro environment in recent years have changed key conditions required for hard currency pegs, increasingly making it look like trying to fit a square peg to a round hole.The most appropriate policy response in their view would be a change of peg to a basket of currencies, simultaneously accompanied with a small one-time revaluation to offset part of the sharp loss in value of local currencies.
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Manager Terry Robins said: "A square can makes complete sense as our trolleys, baskets, boxes and even our lorries are all square - now we're putting a square peg in a square hole."
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