Apedia

Chip Block Father Ralph In The Loop 120 One’s Parent(s Young

Id in_the_loop_120
Idiom CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, A
Definition very much like one’s parent(s)
Examples
  1. The young man likes to do the same things his father does. He’s a chip off the old block.
  2. Now that Ralph has grown up, he and his father are as different as night and day. But when Ralph was younger, he was a chip off the old block.
Cross-Refs

Synonym: spitting image

Extra Info

The expression probably originates from the idea that a chip off a block of wood or stone, though smaller, has the same characteristics as the block itself. A chip off the old block usually refers to a likeness in character or personality.

Category People: descriptions of people (nouns)

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Chip shoulder sense in_the_loop_121 one’s feeling bitterness caused

Previous card: Chicken wanted in_the_loop_119 frightened lose one’s nerve girls

Up to card list: In the Loop