chip off

• Partikelverb, das beschreibt, dass ein kleines Stück von einem größeren Gegenstand abgeschlagen, abgebrochen oder abgetrennt wird, oft in kleinen Splittern oder Stücken.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of breaking off a small piece from a larger object, or to remove something in small fragments.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. informal

   To break off a small piece from a larger object, usually by accident or with force.

   Abbrechen eines kleinen Stücks

   • He chipped off a piece of the old paint from the wall.
   • The stone chipped off when it hit the ground.
   • Be careful not to chip off any of the ceramic coating.

   Synonymebreak offchipflake offknock offsplinter

2. Resemble a parentinformal

   To be very similar in character or appearance to one's parent (often used in the phrase 'chip off the old block').

   Nach dem Elternvorbild geraten

   • He's a chip off the old block, just like his father.
   • She's a chip off the old block, with the same sense of humor.
   • The young artist is a chip off the old block, following in her mother's footsteps.

   Synonymefavortake after

Grundverbchip