Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“The more we can kind of break the mold...it’s kind of a good thing for us.”
Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, talking about his band’s approach to music.
Definition
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do something different or unique
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Sometimes things become too predictable, too run of the mill, too boring. That’s when you need to break the mold and do something exciting and new. When you break the mold, you do something that is unique and innovative, something that is different than what other people are doing or expect.
In the quote above, Anthondy Kiedis is saying that his band The Red Hot Chili Peppers is trying to create music that is different from the music of other alternative rock bands. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are breaking the mold.
Examples
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“It’s time to break the mold and change how we think about education.”
“Sha-Rock broke the mold when she became the first female rapper in the US.”
“Jon broke the mold when he chose not to become a police officer like his father and brother.”