To make an unreasonable compromise or stubbornly apply a rigid standard without considering actual conditions, often leading to a worse outcome; to trim one's feet to fit the shoes.
这项改革如果完全照搬其他地方的模式，不考虑我们这里的特殊情况，那简直就是刖趾适屦，只会带来更多问题。
If this reform completely copies models from other places without considering our specific circumstances, it would be akin to trimming one's feet to fit the shoes, only leading to more problems.
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