shoehorn

But longtime “Wicked” fans will notice that the movie doesn’t drastically shoehorn any part of the narrative.

Her home was shoehorned into the allowable area within all four setback lines.

Like most jukeboxes, “The Heart of Rock and Roll” shoehorns big hits, including “The Power of Love” and “Stuck With You,” with lesser-known tracks into a plot generic enough to accommodate them.

This has sparked backlash from some, who claim that game developers are being forced to shoehorn diversity into their games.

The sort of films that I feel capable of making, I don’t think I’d be particularly good at trying to shoehorn into something more sensible.