chip off the old block
Example Sentences
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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.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2024
In that regard, he’s a chip off the old block.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Deimos, the smaller of the two moons of Mars, might be a chip off the old block — quite literally.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
She is a chip off the old block.’
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2022
"Will you look at this? It's like I'm looking at an old picture of myself. You really are a chip off the old block, you know that?"
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
