They broke the mould when they made

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They broke the mould when they made somebody/something.

something that you say which means someone or something is very special and that there is not another person or thing like them They broke the mold when they made Elvis. There's never been a star to match him.

See also: broke, made, mould

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Byline: DAVID RANDLES THEY broke the mould when they made Bill Shankly. TELLUSYOUR SHANKSTALES; Play your part in marking great man's ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) We always said they broke the mould when they made her. Obituary: Lyla Dixon by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) It takes a certain sort of person to ride aat out on a bike without breaks but they broke the mould when they made Hoy. GOLF RUSH; Record medal haul for the great Brits ENJOY HISTORIC DAY ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)			There's no accounting for taste There's no accounting for taste! There's no flies on There's no fool like an old fool there's no law against There's no peace for the wicked! There's no place like home There's no rose without a thorn There's no smoke without fire There's no such thing as a free lunch there's no telling There's no time like the present There's no time to lose There's nobody home There's none so blind as those who will not see There's none so deaf as those who will not hear There's nothing to it There's one born every minute There's safety in numbers There's the rub There, there thereby hangs a tale therein these They also serve who only stand and wait They broke the mould when they made They don't make them like they used to They must have seen you coming They went that a'way thick thick and fast thick as a short plank thick as pea soup thick as thieves thick-skinned thicken thicken up thicker thief thin thin down thin on top thin out thin-skinned thing thing or two thing you don't want is dear at any price Things are looking up Things are seldom what they seem things getting you down? things have come to a pretty pass			Thévenin theorem Thevenin's theorem Thèvenin's theorem Thévenin's theorem Thévenin's theorem (electric networks) Thevenins theorem Theveste Thevetia Thevetia Thevetia neriifolia Thevetia peruviana thevetin thew Thewed THEWP thews thewy THEX they They (pronoun) They Ain't Gonna Read It They All do That They All Do That Sir They All Lie They also serve who only stand and wait They broke the mould when they made They Came from Earth They Came From Hollywood They can whistle for it! They Don't Care About Us They Don't Last Forever They don't make them like they used to They Earth They Earth They Earth They Eat Their Own They Eat Their Young They Found Her in Pieces They Help Each Other They Killed Brett Kenny They Live They Love Each Other They Might Be Elders They Might Be Giants They Might Be Jedi They Might Be Watching They must have seen you coming They Reminisce Over You They Represent You They Set Us Up the Bomb They shall inherit the earth They shall see God

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