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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dwayne	DWAYN, də-WAYN	English
Bianca	BYAHN-kah (Romanian)	Italian, Romanian
Salvatrice	-	Italian
Mildred	MIL-drəd	English
Orfeo	-	Italian, Spanish
Cecylia	tse-TSIL-yah	Polish