- (be) the spitting image of somebody
- be the spitting image of sb idiomto look exactly like sb else
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She's the spitting image of her mother.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
(be) the spitting image of somebody
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spitting image — If a person is the spitting image of somebody, they look exactly alike.( Spit and image is also used and some suggest it is a hasty pronunciation of spirit & image , to suggest that someone completely resembles someone else. Example: He s the… … The small dictionary of idiomes
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spitting image — If a person is the spitting image of somebody, they look exactly alike. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If one person is the spitting image of another, they look exactly like each other. Sarah is the spitting image of her mother … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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(be) the image of somebody — be the image of sb/sth idiom to look very like sb/sth else • He s the image of his father. see also ↑spitting image Main entry: ↑imageidiom … Useful english dictionary
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