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idiommould/mold'mould' is the spelling used in British English, and 'mold' is used in American English.break the mould/moldto do something in a way that is new, different, and better than usual:In the sixties, bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Who really broke the mould.There are always some risks in breaking the mold and introducing a new style to a long-established publication, but for the Los Angeles Times it has been the right decisionmould-breaking/mold-breaking: The winners of the Blue Ribbon Education Awards displayed many of the qualities that will be necessary for the mold-breaking schools of the future.NoteA mould is a container that a liquid such as melted metal is poured into, so that it will form a particular shape when it becomes solid. in the same mould (as) BrEBrEfrom the same mold (as) AmEused in order to say that a person or thing is as good as or very similar to someone or something else of the same type :Sean is a great striker, in the same mould as Ian Rush or Gary Lineker.John Ford and Howard Hawks knew how to make epic Westerns. There have been very few directors from the same mold since then.they broke the mould/mold when they made sbused in order to say that you admire someone because there is no one else like them:Mr Henman was a great Principal - they broke the mold when they made him."Hannah is crazy, I've never met anyone like her." "Yeah, they broke the mould when they made her."
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