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81chip\ off\ the\ old\ block — n. phr. A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block …
82chip off the old block — See a chip off the old block …
83chip off the old block — person who looks or acts like one of his parents His son is a chip off the old block and acts exactly like his father …
84Chip off the old block — If someone is a chip off the old block, they closely resemble one or both of the parents in character …
85chip — 1. noun 1) wood chips Syn: fragment, sliver, splinter, shaving, shard, flake 2) a chip in the glass Syn: nick, crack, scratch 3) gambling chips …
86chip — A small fragment resulting from breakage, cutting, or avulsion. bone chips small pieces of cancellous bone generally used to fill in bony defects and to promote reossification. * * * child health improvement program; Children s Health Insurance… …
87Chip off the old block — person inheriting marked family characteristics. 5. chip on the shoulder, a grudge …
88chip off the old block — Australian Slang person inheriting marked family characteristics. 5. chip on the shoulder, a grudge …
89chip on his shoulder — Meaning To harbour a grudge. Origin From the nineteenth century US practise of spoiling for a fight by carrying a chip of wood on one s shoulder, daring others to knock it off …
90chip — v 1. fragment, crumb, crumble, break up or off, crack off, chop or hack off; chisel, whittle, hew; nick, snick, notch, gash, scratch, mar. n 2. fragment, shard, chunk, snip, snippet; bit, morsel, gobbet, snatch, scrap, crumb; sliver, splinter,… …
