break the mould
Speech parts
1. break the mould - Verb
2. break the mould - Phrase
Meaning
break the mould (third-person singular simple present breaks the mould, present participle breaking the mould, simple past broke the mould, past participle broken the mould)
Alternative spelling of break the mold
Examples
Tact comes as naturally to full-bore handguns as, say, ice-skating to African elephants, but there comes a time when an exceptional individual is prepared to stand up and break the mould.