round peg in a square hole

Idioms  

1. see square peg in a round hole.

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Example Sentences

A creative eccentric in a bureaucratic institution is always a round peg in a square hole, and Pete was no exception.

From Salon

“The work environment is both unsafe and toxic,” one worker from Spokane wrote to L&I. “At Amazon, they ask that you put a round peg in a square hole. And if it doesn’t fit … it’s somehow your fault.”

From Seattle Times

Over 6 feet in height and commensurately bulky, a high school wrestling champ, Jane has always been a round peg in a square hole.

From Washington Post

“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

He contrasted that with Congress, where he says, “I was kind of a round peg in a square hole.”

From Seattle Times