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lsturtle
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 Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject: a chip off the old block? |
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When you say someone is a chip off the old block, what do you mean by that?
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fiveeagles
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It an expression and it means that "the child is very similar to the parent"
you could also use the expression "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"
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lsturtle
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Dear fiveeagles,
Thanks for the reply. When you say "similar", do you mean appearance or personality?
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