Discussion
He is never happy with his job, feels himself a square peg in a round hole.
Answer: C
A square peg in a round hole means a person unsuitable to the position he/she holds.
A square peg cannot fit a round hole, so the image describes someone in a job or role that does not suit their abilities or temperament, which is why the man in the sentence is never happy with his work.
The idiom describes a mismatch between person and position, not the difficulty of a task, so 'faced with an impossible task' and 'trying to achieve an impractical goal' miss the point. 'Forcing entry to a position' reads the image literally as pushing the peg in.
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