VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Chip off the Old Block

Meaning:

Someone who resembles a direct ancestor, usually the father

Examples:

  • So, a chip off the old block, is it!?
  • Chip off the old block, right, son?
  • Boy, you are a chip off the old block, huh?
  • He certainly isn't a chip off the old block, Herb.
  • You're a chip off the old block, like it or not.
  • She's a chip off the old block.
  • A chip off the old block.
  • Marissa's a real chip off the old block, isn't she?
  • Marissa is a real chip off the old block, isn't she?

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