chip off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de faire se détacher un petit morceau d'un objet plus grand, ou d'enlever quelque chose en petits fragments.

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.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. informal

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

   ébrécher, écailler

   • 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.

   Synonymesbreak 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').

   être le portrait de ses parents

   • 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.

   Synonymesfavortake after

Verbe de basechip