chip off

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de lascar ou quebrar um pequeno pedaço de um objeto maior, ou remover algo em fragmentos pequenos.

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.

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. informal

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

   Lascar um pedaço

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbreak 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').

   Sair ao pai ou à mãe

   • 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.

   Sinônimosfavortake after

Verbo basechip