chip off

• Verbo frasal que significa desprender o quitar un pequeño fragmento de un objeto más grande, generalmente golpeando o ejerciendo presión, o bien eliminar algo en pequeños pedazos.

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.

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. informal

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

   desportillarse / astillarse

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbreak 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').

   ser la viva imagen de los padres

   • 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.

   Sinónimosfavortake after

Verbo basechip