From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbreak with tradition/the pastbreak with tradition/the pasta time when people stop following old customs and do something in a completely different way It is time for a complete break with the past. → break
Examples from the Corpus
break with tradition/the past• Although people complained about the volume, the rhythmic concept represented his biggest break with the past.• However, the changes were not a complete break with the past.• She has broken with the past.• Yet the plan represents an important break with the past.• Can the break with the past be more vividly described?• Would there be a total break with the past?• Thinking they were breaking with the past, the early Christians re-enacted it.• After a point, you break with the past. 