Question

in_the_loop_120 very much like one’s parent(s) Synonym: spitting image People: descriptions of people (nouns)

Accepted Answer

CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, A The young man likes to do the same things his father does. He’s a chip off the old block.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. 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.

Id	in_the_loop_120
Idiom	CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, A
Definition	very much like one’s parent(s)
Examples	The young man likes to do the same things his father does. He’s a chip off the old block. 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)

Chip Block Father Ralph Loop One’s Parent(s Young