spitting image

NOUN

exact likeness

Synonyms

WEAK

Doppelganger carbon copy clone copy dead ringer double duplicate eidetic image exact counterpart exact duplicate exact likeness facsimile image of likeness living image living picture look-alike lookalike match mirror image picture of replica ringer spit and image twin very image

Example Sentences

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According to, well, practically everyone, I’m the spitting image of my mother.

From Literature

"He's the spitting image of me," he said.

From BBC

Some witnesses did describe Smith as a good mother; her sister told the court Joshlin was the spitting image of her mum when she was young.

From BBC

And after all, Zuckerberg has long considered himself the spitting image of Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar so it's only right.

From Salon

And our son is such the spitting image of him.

From Seattle Times