square the circleIMPOSSIBLEto attempt something impossible 尝试做不可能的事,化圆为方square the circle• On his last point, Labour has manifestly failed to square the circle.• Britain, ever the Atlanticist, tried to square the circle, and usually failed.• The only way of squaring the circle to Moscow's satisfaction would be to send in troops.
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