A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Meaning of A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK in English

( informal ) a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look or behave

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — 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
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK — a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesnt fall far from the tree Eric is a chip off …
English Idioms vocabulary
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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
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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
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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
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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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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