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Meaning of 削足适履

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xuē shì (Trad.: 削足適履)
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution
Example Sentences
1
We mustn't cut the feet to fit the shoes.
2
Doing this is cutting the foot to fit the shoe.
3
They can neither normalize all scientific subjects with physics science, act in a Procrustean way.
4
But they face the potential risks of a "one-size-fits-all" approach in a world of varied consumer tastes.
5
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I trust that none will stretch the seams in putting on the coat, for it may do good service to him whom it fits.