[削足适履 / 削足適履, xuē zú shì lǚㄒㄩㄝ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ] to cut the feet to fit the shoes (成语 saw); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution#98036
[けずる, kezuru] (v5r, vt) (1) to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; (2) to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down; (3) to cross out; to reduce; to curtail; to remove; to erase; to delete; (P)#19494