削足适履

xuē zú shì lǚ · xue zu shi lü · xue zu shi lv

Traditional 削足適履

Meaning

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

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