A square peg in a round hole

A square peg in a round hole
Человек не на своём месте

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  • square peg in a round hole — round peg in a square hole or square peg in a round hole A person who is unsuited to the particular position he or she occupies • • • Main Entry: ↑peg …   Useful english dictionary

  • square peg in a round hole — If somebody s in a situation, organisation, etc, where they don t fit in and feel out of place, they are a square peg in a round hole …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • square peg in a round hole — {n.}, {informal} A person who does not fit into a job or position; someone who does not belong where he is. * /Arthur is a square peg in a round hole when he is playing ball./ * /George likes to work with his hands. When it comes to books, he s a …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • square peg in a round hole — {n.}, {informal} A person who does not fit into a job or position; someone who does not belong where he is. * /Arthur is a square peg in a round hole when he is playing ball./ * /George likes to work with his hands. When it comes to books, he s a …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • square peg in a round hole —    If somebody s in a situation, organisation, etc, where they don t fit in and feel out of place, they are a square peg in a round hole.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    To say that a person is a square peg in a round hole means that they …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • square\ peg\ in\ a\ round\ hole — noun informal A person who does not fit into a job or position; someone who does not belong where he is. Arthur is a square peg in a round hole when he is playing ball. George likes to work with his hands. When it comes to books, he s a square… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • square peg (in a round hole) — n. someone who does not fit in. □ I’m a square peg in a round hole. Maybe I am meant to be eccentric. □ Kelly seems to be a square peg. What’ll we do with him? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • square peg in a round hole — a person who does not fit into a job or position He is like a square peg in a round hole trying to do the job of an accountant …   Idioms and examples

  • Square peg in a round hole —   If somebody s in a situation, organisation, etc, where they don t fit in and feel out of place, they are a square peg in a round hole …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • a square peg in a round hole — I see peg II a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character * * * a square peg in a round hole : someone who does not fit in a particular place or situation She felt like a square peg in a round hole at the new school until she… …   Useful english dictionary

  • a square peg in a round hole — Ⅰ. ► a square peg in a round hole a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character. Main Entry: ↑peg Ⅱ. ► a square peg in a round hole see PEG(Cf. ↑peg). Main Entry: ↑ …   English terms dictionary


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