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chip off the old block

noun as in family likeness

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A new story by investigative reporter Michael Isikoff in the SpyTalk newsletter suggests that Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, may be a chip off the old block.

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A position as a high school principal led his father to Lakeland, Fla., where Murray was born on Sept. 26, 1929, and nicknamed “Chip,” as in “chip off the old block.”

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“Chip off the old block,” Brian said.

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ITV describes Jack's character as "a livewire chip off the old block, with the gift of the gab and an eye for the ladies".

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In that regard, he’s a chip off the old block.

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