a square peg



a square peg (in a round hole)

someone who is different from most people of the same age and situation In high school she was defininitely a square peg, but even if they didn't understand her, most kids admired her.
See also: peg, square

a square peg (in a round hole)

someone whose character makes them completely wrong for the type of work they are doing or for the situation they are in I never did understand what Paddy was doing in accounts - he was a square peg in a round hole.
See also: peg, square

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tesni-Welsh
KatriKAHT-reeFinnish
SandroSAHN-dro (Italian)Italian, Georgian
Darnelldahr-NELEnglish
Rupert['ru:pət]
Irenkaee-REN-kah (Polish)Polish, Czech