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
But apart from Donald’s profligacy, he is very much a chip off the old block.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2020
People said he was a chip off the old block.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
