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a chip off the old block

a chip off the old block
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey chip awf, of stressed th ee ohld blok]
    • /eɪ tʃɪp ɔf, ɒf stressed ði oʊld blɒk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey chip awf, of stressed th ee ohld blok]
    • /eɪ tʃɪp ɔf, ɒf stressed ði oʊld blɒk/

Definitions of a chip off the old block words

  • phrase a chip off the old block If you describe someone as a chip off the old block, you mean that they are just like one of their parents in character or behaviour. Collins English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
  • noun a chip off the old block a person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour Collins English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3
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Parts of speech for A chip off the old block

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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a chip off the old block popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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