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round peg in a square hole
Idioms and Phrases
see square peg in a round hole .Example Sentences
A creative eccentric in a bureaucratic institution is always a round peg in a square hole, and Pete was no exception.
âThe work environment is both unsafe and toxic,â one worker from Spokane wrote to L&I. âAt Amazon, they ask that you put a round peg in a square hole. And if it doesnât fit ⊠itâs somehow your fault.â
Over 6 feet in height and commensurately bulky, a high school wrestling champ, Jane has always been a round peg in a square hole.
âMany of my peers regarded me as the round peg in a square hole, too different for GE. I was brutally honest and outspoken. I was impatient and, to many, abrasive.â
He contrasted that with Congress, where he says, âI was kind of a round peg in a square hole.â
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