the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

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[edit] English

[edit] Proverb

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

  1. (idiomatic) A child grows up to be very similar to its parents in the way they act and in their physical abilities.

[edit] Translations

a child is similar to its parents

[edit] References

  • Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, ISBN 0-679-44554-4, p. 15.
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