<P> This idiomatic expression has proven to be quite durable into the 21st century . It is used in a range of contemporary business - related circumstances; and illustrative examples include: </P> <Dl> <Dd> <Dl> <Dd> "As they say, you can't fit a square peg in a round hole . If your boss is like that round hole and you are that square peg, you aren't going to fit in unless you re-shape your edges ." <Dl> <Dd> <Dl> <Dd>--Gini Graham Scott in A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses: Dealing with Bullies, Idiots, Back - stabbers, and Other Managers from Hell (2005). </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> <Dl> <Dd> "As they say, you can't fit a square peg in a round hole . If your boss is like that round hole and you are that square peg, you aren't going to fit in unless you re-shape your edges ." <Dl> <Dd> <Dl> <Dd>--Gini Graham Scott in A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses: Dealing with Bullies, Idiots, Back - stabbers, and Other Managers from Hell (2005). </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dl> <Dd> "As they say, you can't fit a square peg in a round hole . If your boss is like that round hole and you are that square peg, you aren't going to fit in unless you re-shape your edges ." <Dl> <Dd> <Dl> <Dd>--Gini Graham Scott in A Survival Guide for Working with Bad Bosses: Dealing with Bullies, Idiots, Back - stabbers, and Other Managers from Hell (2005). </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl>

Fit a square peg into a round hole