bleed the matrix

A slang phrase originating in Britain that’s roughly equivalent to the American phrases ‘reinvent the wheel,’ ‘think outside the box,’ or ‘push the boundaries.’

To better understand the term, it’s helpful to think of a mathematical matrix, which consists of a bounded series of numbers, arranged in rows and columns, that forms a rectangle.

To have blood running down such an orderly series would imply that someone has imposed chaos or disorder onto something that was once orderly.

Look man, I’m not trying to bleed the matrix or anything. I just don’t think they should charge me a fookin’ quid to use a public restroom in the tube.