square peg in a round hole (square peg in a round hole)

Idiom Architecture

意味

someone or something that doesn't fit or belong in a particular place or situation

特定の場所や状況に合わない、またはそこに属さない人や物 (tokutei no basho ya jōkyō ni awanai, mata wa soko ni zokusasenai hito ya mono)

例文

"Putting a modern building in a historical district is like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole."

"歴史的な地区に現代的な建物を建てることは、まるでsquare peg in a round holeを試すようなものです。" (rekishiteki na chiku ni gendaiteki na tatemono o tateru koto wa, marude **square peg in a round hole** o tamesu yōna mono desu.)