Phrase info

chip off the old block

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1. chip off the old block - Noun

2. chip off the old block - Phrase

Meaning

chip off the old block (plural chips off the old block or chips off old blocks)

(idiomatic) Someone who takes after one of their parents.
He’s a chip off the old block for following in his father’s footsteps.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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