break with tradition

to do something different from what is usually done They were among the first to break with tradition and use clay to make contemporary sculpture.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thutmose	thoot-MO-sə (English), thoot-MOS (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
Axelle	ak-SEL	French
KlÁRa	-	Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Cathie	['kæθi]
Damon	['deimən]
Corneille	kor-NAY	French (Archaic)