A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Meaning of A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK in English

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesnt fall far from the tree

Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK — informal someone who resembles their parent in character. → chip
Concise Oxford English vocab
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK — ( informal ) a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK — see chip
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK — see chip
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK — a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just …
English Idioms vocab
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIP — I. ˈchip noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English; probably akin to Old English -cippian to cut 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOCK — I. ˈbläk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English blok, from Middle French bloc, from Middle Dutch blok; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIP — chip 1 — chippable , adj. /chip/ , n. , v. , chipped, chipping . n. 1. a small, slender …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLOCK — — blockable , adj. /blok/ , n. 1. a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIP — I. ˈchip noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English -cippian Date: 14th century 1. a. : a small usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
CHIP — vi to break or fly off in small pieces. 2. chip ·vt to bet, as with chips in the game …
Webster English vocab
BLOCK — add. ·noun a block hole. 2. block ·vt the pattern or shape of a hat. 3. block ·add. ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIP — [chip] n [ME; akin to OE -cippian] (14c) 1 a: a small usu. thin and flat piece (as of wood …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIP — / tʃɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the place from which a small piece of wood, glass, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOCK — / blɒk; NAmE blɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun SOLID MATERIAL 1. [ C ] a large piece of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIP — I. chip 1 S2 W3 /tʃɪp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cipp , cyp 'small …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOCK — I. block 1 S2 W2 /blɒk $ blɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ block , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIP — n. & v. --n. 1 a small piece removed by or in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking, esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLOCK — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a solid hewn or unhewn piece of hard material, esp. of rock, stone, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIP — n. & v. n. 1 a small piece removed by or in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking, esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLOCK — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a solid hewn or unhewn piece of hard material, esp. of rock, stone, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CHIP — n. & v. --n. 1. a small piece removed by or in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
BLOCK — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a solid hewn or unhewn piece of hard material, esp. of rock, stone, or …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIP — ( chips, chipping, chipped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Chips are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOCK — ( blocks, blocking, blocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A block …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bargaining chip chip and pin ▪ Most shoppers prefer chip and pin to the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLOCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a block grant American English (= money given by the central government to state …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHIP — I. noun 1 ( BrE ) ( usually chips ) long thin piece of fried potato, eaten hot ⇨ See …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIP — I 1. сущ. 1) щепка, лучина; стружка; опилки; что-л. тонкое, как щепка; перен. мн. плотник (особенно корабельный) 2) а) обломок …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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