削足适履

削足[趾]适履[屦] [xuē zú shì lǚ]

1. ■ cut one's feet [toes] to fit [suit] the shoes; apply mechanically others' experience; Better change the shoe than pinch the foot.; make fit [place on; stretch on] the procrustean bed; take improper measures; whittle down the feet to fit the shoes; trim the toes to fit the shoes