128． 放到普罗克拉斯提斯的床上

[词语]to place sth./sb. on the Procrustean bed

to stretch sth./sb.on the bed of Procrustes

[含义]逼人就范；削足适履；强求一律；按照同一标准判断

[趣释]参阅306．普罗克拉斯堤斯的床。

[运用]We should teach the students in accordance with their aptitude, not place all of them on the bed of Procrustes． 我们应当因材施教，不能硬性要求所有的学生都按死板的规程去学。

Some opium reformers wish to stretch all the opium smokers on the bed of Procrustes． 有些禁烟主义者将所有吸鸦片的一视同仁处理。

Don't stretch the facts to fit the Procrustean bed.不要夸大事实来适就框框。