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| Subject | English | Russian |
| idiom. | fit a square peg into a round hole | впихнуть невпихуемое (Баян) |
| idiom. | fit a square peg into a round hole | сочетать несочетаемое (eg The Regulation of E-Cigarettes: Trying to Fit a Square Peg Into a Round Hole? Баян) |
| gen. | peg into | вбить |
| gen. | peg into | вколачивать |
| gen. | peg into | вколотить |
| gen. | peg into | вбивать |
| fig.of.sp. | pound a square peg into a round hole | натягивать сову на глобус (pelipejchenko) |
| fig.of.sp. | pound a square peg into a round hole | притягивать за уши (pelipejchenko; 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 made some new friends. sarayli) |
| gen. | this peg would not fit into a round hole | этот колышек не войдёт в круглое отверстие |
| amer. | trying to put a round peg into a square hole | пытаться сделать невозможное (Val_Ships) |