peg

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SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE,

TAKE DOWN A PEG.

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square peg in a round hole

[square peg in a round hole] {n.}, {informal} A person who does not fit into a job or position; someone who does not belong where he is. * /Arthur is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hole

[hole] See: [ACE IN THE HOLE], [BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET], [IN A HOLE] or [IN A SPOT], [IN THE HOLE], [OUT OF THE HOLE], [SQUARE PEG IN A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

round

[round] See: [BRING AROUND] or [BRING ROUND], [COME ROUND], [GO THE ROUNDS], [MAKE ROUNDS], [SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE], [YEAR-ROUND]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of the hole

[out of the hole] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. With a score better than zero in a game; especially a card game, to a score above zero. * /It […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pork

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