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chip of the old block

chip of the old block is the alternative form of chip off the old block.

Meaning of chip off the old block

Noun

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

  1. (idiomatic) Someone who takes after one of their parents; (generally) a person similar to another.
    • He's a chip off the old block—quick to anger just like his father.

Forms of chip of the old block

pluralchips of the old block
pluralchips of old blocks

Questions about chip of the old block

What is chip of the old block the alternative form of?
Chip of the old block is the alternative form of chip off the old block.

Words near chip of the old block in the dictionary

  1. chip into
  2. chip leader
  3. chip leaders
  4. chip log
  5. chip logs
  6. chip of the old block
  7. chip of the same block
  8. chip off the block
  9. chip off the old block
  10. chip off the same block
  11. chip on one's shoulder

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