square peg in a round hole

Etymology


From the fact that a square peg fits poorly in a round hole.

Noun

 * 1)  Someone or something that does not fit well or at all in a certain setting; a misfit; hence, someone or something that will not succeed in an endeavour, except possibly with much effort and force.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 牛頭唔搭馬嘴
 * Mandarin: ; ;, 驢脣不對馬嘴
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: ри́ба на́ суво
 * Russian:
 * Turkish: dam başında saksağan vur beline kazmayı, bizim köpek sizin eve baltayı getirdimi
 * Vietnamese: râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia