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Sarunnio Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Break the mould
where does the idiom "break the mould" come from?
I've figured out it means: to do something differently.
But, does the word "mould" here mean "shape"?
I've figured out it means: to do something differently.
But, does the word "mould" here mean "shape"?
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e. you use the same technology and, thus, predictably obtain the same results. When you have "broken the mould", you have the opportunity to do it in a different way, without the rectrictions previously imposed on your work.
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- you use the same technology and, thus, predictably obtain the same results.
- When you have "broken the mould", you have the opportunity to do it in a different way, without the rectrictions previously imposed on your work.
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Here's what Webster's Dictionary has on that: "mould (US mold) - a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state." So, I guess it gives a clue to the idiom's imagery: when you make (cast) something using a mould, you do it in the same way over and over again, i.e. you use the same techn
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It's more often used to say that something is the last of its kind.
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Break the mold when referring to a person ( When you were made they broke the mold) implies that the person is unique or one of a kind. It can be meant in a positive or negative way.
Break the mold when to referring to actions implies that the routine or usual way of doing things has changed or will change.
Break the mold when to referring to actions implies that the routine or usual way of doing things has changed or will change.
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