to do something different from what is expected
to break a repeating pattern by doing something different
to be new or different
to be a pioneer in a new field
His method of teaching physics breaks the mould.
She broke the mould by being the first person in her family to go to the university.
He has broken the mould with the way he approaches issues in psychology.
As the first female astronaut, she has broken the mould.
The aircraft’s improved leg room in economy class has really broken the mould.
There is no origin for this idiom
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