A chip off the old block In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a chip off the old block", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-06-26 10:06

Meaning of A chip off the old block

Synonyms:

Like Father Like Son , Like Mother Like Daughter

A chip off the old block phrase informal

Used to say when one's character, personality or behavior bears resemblance to his or her parent

Lily's mother is a five-star restaurant cook. She is a chip off the old block. She has a good command of cooking techniques. Her friends really admire her culinary skills.

His father's got a really bad temper. So does he. Everybody says that he is a chip off the old block.

Other phrases about:

(as) (a)like as (two) peas in a pod

Used to talk about two objects or persons that look similar to each other

whole fam damily

A funny way of saying "whole family"

one big happy family

a group of people living or working together or in close proximity, who have intimate relationships. Sometimes, it is used ironically.

Origin of A chip off the old block

This expression dates back to at least 1621 in the form of “chip of the same block” when it appeared in Sermons by Robert Sanderson, the Bishop of Lincoln, “Am I not a child of the same Adam, a chip of the same block, with him?” The “block” in question may have been of stone or wood. Not much late, John Milton was one of the first to be credited with the change to “old block” in Apology for Smectymnuus (1642). The change to “chip off the old block” only happened much later during the 19th century.

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