Usually means: Resembles parent in behavior, traits.
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  1. chip off the old block: Merriam-Webster
  2. chip off the old block: Collins English Dictionary
  3. chip off the old block: Wiktionary
  4. chip off the old block: Dictionary.com
  5. Chip Off the Old Block: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. chip off the old block: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. Chip off the old block: World Wide Words

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chip off the old block: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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  2. chip off the old block: Idioms

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

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