chip off the old block
Son resembling father
A chip off the old block is someone who closely resembles a parent in character, behavior, or appearance—as if a small piece broken from a larger block of wood retains the same grain and texture.
The phrase is almost always used approvingly: He's generous to a fault, a real chip off the old block.
- spitting imageExact likeness of another
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- take afterInherit traits from
- daughterFemale child of parents
like father like son · character · counterpart · son · mini-me · scion · offspring · heir · similitude · carbon copy · second generation · family resemblance · progeny · clone · double · alter ego · replica · parent
- Family Resemblancespitting image, identical twins, look-alike, family resemblance, takes after
- imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, replica
- youth sayingsfountain of youth, salad days, spring chicken, tender age, young at heart
familial resemblance
chip off the old blockblack sheep
Disreputable family member
changeling · rebel · throwback · nonconformist · misfit
chipped, chipping, chipper, block, blocks, blocked, blocking, blocker