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Meaning of chip off the old block | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Someone who takes after one of their parents; (generally) a person similar to another.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Español de tal palo, tal astilla
Gaeilge slis den seanmhaide
Galego vai a cabra pola viña, tal é a nai como a filla
Magyar nem esik messze az alma a fájától
Italiano tale padre, tale figlio
Polski wykapany wypisz, wymaluj
Svenska brås

Examples

“He's a chip off the old block⟳—quick to anger just like⟳ his father.”
“[A] new Parliment is called at York, where the elder Spencer is advanced to the Earldom of Winchester; and Harkely, another Chip of the same Block⟳, is made Earl of Carlisle.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

chip off the same block chip on one's shoulder chip pan chip scanner chip shooter chip shop

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