To be a pioneer in a new field.

To break a repeating pattern by doing something different.

We have established that it is difficult and uncomfortable to be different, so why not just conform?

To do something in a new way.

It emphasizes creativity and originality.

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— we also use the idiom break the mould (uk)/mold (us) for things that are totally different from what has existed before:

Examples of using break the mold in sentences:

She really broke the mold with her innovative approach to this notification system—several companies have since adopted her method.

I can’t answer that question for you, but i can tell you that the mold didn’t work for me.

Let me explain why.

While the world tries to break and mold you, dreams remind you of who you are and what you want from life.

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What does a dream come true mean?

The mold is there for a reason, right?

— when you break the mold, you try something in a new way.

His method of teaching physics breaks the mould.

The company has been breaking the mold in researching a cure for the deadly disease.

To all you poets, painters, and writers, we need dreams to continue living.

To do something different from what is expected.

Use this idiom to describe situations where someone is innovating or deviating from the usual way of doing things.

Use this idiom to describe situations where someone is innovating or deviating from the usual way of doing things.

A dream come true is a phrase that conveys the realization or manifestation of one's.

She broke the mould by being the first person in her family to go to the university.

The show broke the mould of traditional tv chat shows.

To be new or different.

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Break the mold or broke the mold is an idiom with longstanding literal and figurative uses.

It emphasizes creativity and originality.

When somebody breaks the mold figuratively, it means they do something new or has never been done before.

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