削足适履

削足适履
xuēzúshìlǚ

to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. 壹动verb

    to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)

    • 。

      We cannot cut our feet to fit our shoes.

  2. 貳动verb

    impractical or inelegant solution

    • 。

      This plan is a case of cutting off one's feet to fit the shoes.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
削

Use a knife to scrape and gradually thin down an object, like planing off thin layers one by one.

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