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chip off the old block — see ↑chip, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑block chip off the old block informal : someone who looks or behaves like his or her parent His son is a real chip off the old block. • • • Main Entry: ↑chip chip off the old block see … Useful english dictionary
chip off the old block — {n. phr.} A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. * /I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block./ … Dictionary of American idioms
chip off the old block — {n. phr.} A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. * /I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block./ … Dictionary of American idioms
chip off the old block — If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is a chip off the old block resembles one of their parents in appearance, character or… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(a) chip off the old block — if someone is a chip off the old block, they are very similar in character to one of their parents or to another older member of their family. Look at her bossing everyone around she s a real chip off the old block! (not used with the) … New idioms dictionary
chip off the old block — If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character … The small dictionary of idiomes
be a chip off the old block — informal phrase to look or behave like one of your parents Jimmy was a chip off the old block with his grey eyes and his dad’s smile. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: chip … Useful english dictionary
Chip Off the Old Block — is 1944 American film starring Donald O Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Ann Blyth. In the story, the son of a strict man from the Navy (O Connor) falls in love with a girl from a performing family (Blyth). In the end, the families learn to except their… … Wikipedia
A chip off the old block — Chip Chip, n. 1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument. [1913 Webster] 2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece. [1913 Webster] 3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chip\ off\ the\ old\ block — n. phr. A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block … Словарь американских идиом
