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noun • someone unable to adapt to their circumstances | ||||||||
| 49% | 11 | Fitting a square peg in a round hole, metaphorically | ||||||
verb • To use a shoehorn. • To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to. • To force some current event into alignment with a some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious. | ||||||||
| 45% | 3 | Try to fit a square peg in a round hole, e.g. | ||||||
verb • to make a mistake or be incorrect • wander from a direct course or at random | ||||||||
Square Peg In A Round Hole Crossword Clue
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MISFIT which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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MISFIT
Updated: October 13, 2023
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