[Literal Meaning]
cut/foot/fit/shoe
to cut the feet to fit the shoes

[解释]
不合理的迁就、凑合或不顾具体条件而固执地采用相同的办法。

[Explanation]
to act mechanically regardless of actual conditions

[例子]
光注重以前的经验而不考察实际情况，你提出的主张是削足适履。

[Example]
Only emphasizing past experience without investigating the real situation, your proposition is to cut the feet to fit the shoes.

[英文等价词]
to act in a procrustean way