square the circle

成語所屬單字circle

square the circle — 慣用語

1. To try to do something that seems impossible, like combining two opposite things

1.慣用語
釋義

做不可能的事

To try to do something that seems impossible, like combining two opposite things.

例句

The manager tried to square the circle of cutting costs and raising salaries.

Can we square the circle of economic growth and environmental protection?