削足适履

xuēzúshìlǚ

cut the feet to fit the shoes

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act in a Procrustean way; cut the feet to fit the shoes

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act in a Procrustean way; cut the feet to fit the shoes

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xue1 zu2 shi4 lu:3

to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed), impractical or inelegant solution

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削足(趾)适履(屦)

xuē zú shì lǚ

cut one's feet (toes) to fit (suit) the shoes; apply mechanically others' experience; Better change the shoe than pinch the foot.; make fit (place on; stretch on) the procrustean bed; take improper measures; whittle down the feet to fit the shoes; trim the toes to fit the shoes

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削足適履|削足适履 [xuē zú shì lu] ► to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) ► impractical or inelegant solution