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- [chip awf, of stressed th ee ohld blok]
- /tʃɪp ɔf, ɒf stressed ði oʊld blɒk/
- /tʃɪp ɒf ðə əʊld blɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chip awf, of stressed th ee ohld blok]
- /tʃɪp ɔf, ɒf stressed ði oʊld blɒk/
Definitions of chip off the old block words
- noun chip off the old block a person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour 3
- noun chip off the old block a person much like his or her parent in appearance or characteristics 3
- noun chip off the old block a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking. 1
- noun chip off the old block a very thin slice or small piece of food, candy, etc.: chocolate chips. 1
- noun chip off the old block a mark or flaw made by the breaking off or gouging out of a small piece: This glass has a chip. 1
- noun chip off the old block any of the small round disks, usually of plastic or ivory, used as tokens for money in certain gambling games, as roulette or poker; counter. 1
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Origin of chip off the old block
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (noun) Middle English chip (compare Old English cipp plowshare, beam, i.e., piece cut off); (v.) late Middle English chippen (compare Old English -cippian in forcippian to cut off); akin to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch kippen to chip eggs, hatch
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Parts of speech for Chip off the old block
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chip off the old block popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
chip off the old block usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chip off the old block
noun chip off the old block
- alter ego — Your alter ego is the other side of your personality from the one which people normally see.
- counterpart — Someone's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place.
- spitting image — spit1 (def 13).
- second self — one who associates so closely with a given person as to assume that person's mode of behavior, personality, beliefs, etc.
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