a chip of the old block

a chip of the old block
разг.
(a chip of (или off) the old block)
сын своего отца, (характером) весь в отца или в свою родню (реже о дочерях; ср. яблоко от яблони недалеко падает)

His heir was a nephew, son of his brother killed in a motor accident, not a bad boy, but not a chip off the old block, no, sir, far from it... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Creatures of Circumstance’, ‘The Colonel’, ‘Lady’) — Его наследником был племянник, сын брата, погибшего в автомобильной катастрофе. Неплохой парень, но не похож на своего отца, совсем не похож, сэр...

But I don't feel bound to believe that Cleopatra was well educated. Her father... was not at all a parent of the Oxford professor type. And Cleopatra was a chip of the old block. (B. Shaw, ‘Notes to Caesar and Cleopatra’) — Но у меня нет оснований думать, что Клеопатра получила хорошее образование. Ее отец... совсем не походил на оксфордского профессора, а она вся в отца.

‘That daughter of hers,’ observed the Colonel, ‘is a chip of the old block, unless I miss my guess.’ (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XL) — - Дочка Хетти Старр, - заметил полковник, - пошла в мать, если я не ошибаюсь.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • chip off the old block — see ↑chip, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑block chip off the old block informal : someone who looks or behaves like his or her parent His son is a real chip off the old block. • • • Main Entry: ↑chip chip off the old block see …   Useful english dictionary

  • chip off the old block — If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Chip Off the Old Block — is 1944 American film starring Donald O Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Ann Blyth. In the story, the son of a strict man from the Navy (O Connor) falls in love with a girl from a performing family (Blyth). In the end, the families learn to except their… …   Wikipedia

  • chip off the old block — {n. phr.} A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. * /I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chip off the old block — {n. phr.} A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. * /I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • chip off the old block —    If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person who is a chip off the old block resembles one of their parents in appearance, character or… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • chip\ off\ the\ old\ block — n. phr. A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Chip off the old block —   If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • chip off the old block — noun Someone who takes after their parent He’s a chip off the old block for following in his father’s footsteps …   Wiktionary

  • chip off the old block — See a chip off the old block …   English idioms

  • chip off the old block — person who looks or acts like one of his parents His son is a chip off the old block and acts exactly like his father …   Idioms and examples


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