round peg in a square hole
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A creative eccentric in a bureaucratic institution is always a round peg in a square hole, and Pete was no exception.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024
“Many 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.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2020
"It was like putting a round peg in a square hole," he said.
From Time Magazine Archive
In appointing Sir Kingsley, said Rebel Churchill, Mr. Chamberlain was "putting a round peg in a square hole."
From Time Magazine Archive
If ever there was a case of a round peg in a square hole, Mr. Shane's position at Mecklemburg House was a case in point.
From A Hero of Romance by Marsh, Richard
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