How do you fit a square peg into a round hole?

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Either make sure the peg is smaller than the hole, use a flexible peg, or enlarge the hole

With a really big hammer

I never understood how they came up with this one

People drive square pegs into round holes all the time. The interference fit between the peg and the hole ensures the peg will NEVER come out. Pioneer-era buildings were all pegged together--square pegs, round holes. You just beat them in with a three-pound sledgehammer.

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The idiomatic expression "A square peg in a round hole" is a metaphor for someone who is in the wrong place - most often used to describe someone who is in the wrong job for them.

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