act a procrustean manner

act a procrustean manner

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Yu è zh ǐ sh ì L ǚ, meaning impractical, reluctantly, mechanically. It comes from Wei Lue, a novel written by Yu Huan in the Three Kingdoms.

Idiom usage

I don't know how to adapt

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: cut one's feet to fit one's shoes, copy mechanically

The origin of Idioms

Wei Lue, written by Yu Xun in Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, said: "if you cut your toes to fit your shoes and cut your muscles to hurt your bones, it's even better to say that you think you can."

Idiom explanation

The shoes are small and the feet are big. Cut off the feet to make up the size of the shoes. Metaphors are not practical, they are reluctant to accommodate, and they are mechanically applied.