put a round peg in a square hole
Square peg and round chisel, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ā ngru ì Hu á NZ á o, which means square peg can't fit round chisel, metaphor is out of place, can't match. It comes from the biographies of Mencius and Xunqing in historical records.
Idiom usage
Metaphor is out of place
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: square peg, round chisel, square chisel, round peg
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Mencius and Xunqing in historical records, "the king of Liang Hui planned to attack Zhao, and Mencius Ke called him the king. This If you hold a square peg and want to chisel inside, can you enter? "
Idiom explanation
A square peg does not fit into a round chisel. Metaphors are out of place. Same as "square peg round chisel".
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put a round peg in a square hole
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