Usually means: Resembles parent in characteristics, behavior.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word a chip off the old block:

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  1. a chip off the old block: Merriam-Webster
  2. a chip off the old block: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. a chip off the old block: Collins English Dictionary
  4. a chip off the old block: Wordnik
  5. a chip off the old block: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. A chip off the old block: Dictionary.com
  7. A Chip Off the Old Block (album), A Chip Off the Old Block: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. a chip off the old block: FreeDictionary.org
  9. A Chip Off The Old Block: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  10. A chip off the old block: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. a chip off the old block, A Chip Off the Old Block: Idioms

Definitions from Wikipedia (A Chip Off the Old Block)

noun:  (Traditional Chinese: 巴不得爸爸...) a 2009 TVB television drama from Hong Kong produced and created by Poon Ka Tak.


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