chip off the old block

chip off the old block
«Щепа старого чурбана». Сын или дочь, схожие по характеру со своими родителями. Похоже на русское выражение «яблоко от яблони недалеко падает».

Her daughter's a chip off the old block. — Дочка в неё пошла.


English-Russian dictionary of expressions. 2014.

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  • chip off the old block — see ↑chip, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑block chip off the old block informal : someone who looks or behaves like his or her parent His son is a real chip off the old block. • • • Main Entry: ↑chip chip off the old block see …   Useful english dictionary

  • chip off the old block — If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Chip Off the Old Block — is 1944 American film starring Donald O Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Ann Blyth. In the story, the son of a strict man from the Navy (O Connor) falls in love with a girl from a performing family (Blyth). In the end, the families learn to except their… …   Wikipedia

  • chip off the old block — {n. phr.} A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. * /I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chip off the old block — {n. phr.} A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. * /I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chip off the old block —    If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person who is a chip off the old block resembles one of their parents in appearance, character or… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • chip\ off\ the\ old\ block — n. phr. A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Chip off the old block —   If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • chip off the old block — noun Someone who takes after their parent He’s a chip off the old block for following in his father’s footsteps …   Wiktionary

  • chip off the old block — See a chip off the old block …   English idioms

  • chip off the old block — person who looks or acts like one of his parents His son is a chip off the old block and acts exactly like his father …   Idioms and examples


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