break the mould

to do something differently, after it has been done in the same way for a long time She broke the mould by insisting on becoming a doctor instead of a nurse. (often + of ) A new TV show is about to be launched which aims to break the mold of the usual daytime programs.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JerÓNimo	he-RO-nee-mo (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Annabella	ahn-nah-BEL-lah (Italian), an-ə-BEL-ə (English)	Italian, English (Modern)
Seong-Su	sung-soo	Korean
Hattie	['hæti]
Bhumi	-	Hinduism
Minh	-	Vietnamese