削足適履 [ㄒㄩㄝ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ; xue1 zu2 shi4 lu:3] to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) impractical or inelegant solution ◄ ►