Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chips off the old block

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
chip-s of-f the old block
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of chip off the old block

Questions

What does chips off the old block mean?
plural of chip off the old block

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