削足適履

xuēzúshìlǚ

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