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chip off the block

chip off the 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 off the block

pluralchips off the block

Questions about chip off the block

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

Words near chip off the block in the dictionary

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

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