Meanings
plural chips off the old block · plural chips off old blocks · alternative chip of the old block · alternative chip off the block
- idiomaticSomeone 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.
1 more example
[A] new Parliment is called at York, where the elder Spencer is advanced to the Earldom of Winchester; and Harkely, another Chip of the same Block, is made Earl of Carlisle.
c. 1620s, Elizabeth Cary [misattributed to Henry Cary], The History Of the most unfortunate Prince King Edward II. […] , London: A.G. and F. P., published 1680, page 32Synonyms: chip of the same block, chip off the same block
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who takes after one of their parents; (generally) a person similar to another.
Translations
Afrikaans die appel val nie ver van die boom af nie
- die appel val nie ver van die boom af niesomeone who takes after a parent
Danish være/ligne op ad dage
- være/ligne op ad dagesomeone who takes after a parent
Hungarian nem esik messze az alma a fájától, apja fia
- nem esik messze az alma a fájátólsomeone who takes after a parent
- apja fiasomeone who takes after a parent
- anyja lányasomeone who takes after a parent
- kiköpött apja/anyja (olyan, mint az)someone who takes after a parent
Irish slis den seanmhaide
- slis den seanmhaidesomeone who takes after a parent
Italian tale padre, tale figlio
- tale padre, tale figliosomeone who takes after a parent
Malay bapa borek anak rintik
- bapa borek anak rintiksomeone who takes after a parent
Polish wykapany ojciec, wykapana matka
- wykapany ojciecsomeone who takes after a parent
- wykapana matkasomeone who takes after a parent
Spanish de tal palo, tal astilla
- de tal palo, tal astillasomeone who takes after a parent
Swedish vara mamma/pappa upp i dagen, brås
- vara mamma/pappa upp i dagensomeone who takes after a parent
- bråssomeone who takes after a parent
Cite this entry
chip off the old block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chip%20off%20the%20old%20block
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