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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.
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.