Rip/tear up the rulebook positive verb phrase
To do something in a new way or method that has not been done before
The scientists tore up the rulebook and successfully developed a vaccine for the pandemic.
I really admire people who ripped up the rulebook and found new ways of doing things.
Jim tore up the rulebook and found a new way to achieve his goal.
If someone or something stands/sticks out like a sore thumb, they are so noticeable that the surrounding people and things notice them.
To be totally different from something.
What one person finds pleasant, delightful, or advantageous may be hated by another.
Different people like or do different things.
If two things or two people are poles/worlds apart, they are totally different from each other in behavior or opinions.
The verb "rip/tear" should be conjugated according to its tense.