chip off the old block

English

Alternative forms

• chip of the old block
• chip off the block

Pronunciation

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Noun

chip off the old block (plural chips off the old block or chips off old blocks)

1. (idiomatic) Someone who takes after one of his or her parents.

   He’s a chip off the old block for following in his father’s footsteps.

Translations

someone who takes after a parent

• Afrikaans: die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie (af)
• Galician: a acha tira para a racha
• Georgian: ზედგამოჭრილი მამაა (zedgamoč̣rili mamaa), ზედგამოჭრილი დედაა (zedgamoč̣rili dedaa)
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• Irish: slis den seanmhaide f
• Italian: tale padre, tale figlio
• Malay: bapa borek anak rintik
• Spanish: de tal palo, tal astilla (es)

See also

• apple does not fall far from the tree
• like father, like son