Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chip off the old block

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: chip of-f the old block
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who takes after one of their parents; (generally) a person similar to another.

Example Sentences

"He's a chip off the old block—quick to anger just like his father."
"[A] new Parliment is called at York, where the elder Spencer is advanced to the Earldom of Winchester; and Harkely, another Chip of the same Block, is made Earl of Carlisle."

Inflected Forms

chips off the old block (plural) chips off old blocks (plural) chip of the old block (alternative) chip off the block (alternative)

Phrases

apple does not fall far from the tree like father, like son

Frequently Paired Words

apple does not fall far from the tree like father, like son

Synonyms

chip of the same block chip off the same block

Questions

What does chip off the old block mean?: Someone who takes after one of their parents; (generally) a person similar to another.

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