mould

be cast in a - mould be of the type specified.

1991Jean BowJane's Journey He was certainly not cast in a common mould. She had never met anyone like him before.

break the mould put an end to a pattern of events or behaviour, especially one that has become rigid and restrictive, by doing things in a markedly different way.

☞ Originally this phrase referred to casting artefacts in moulds: destroying a mould ensured that no further identical examples could be produced. The expression became a catchphrase in Britain in the early 1980s with the foundation of the Social Democratic Party. Its founders promoted the party as breaking the 'out-of-date mould' of British politics, a phrase used by Roy Jenkins in a speech in 1980.

词组	mould
释义	mould be cast in a - mould be of the type specified. 1991Jean BowJane's Journey He was certainly not cast in a common mould. She had never met anyone like him before. break the mould put an end to a pattern of events or behaviour, especially one that has become rigid and restrictive, by doing things in a markedly different way. ☞ Originally this phrase referred to casting artefacts in moulds: destroying a mould ensured that no further identical examples could be produced. The expression became a catchphrase in Britain in the early 1980s with the foundation of the Social Democratic Party. Its founders promoted the party as breaking the 'out-of-date mould' of British politics, a phrase used by Roy Jenkins in a speech in 1980.
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