这个口语表达用来描述一个人的性格或外貌酷似自己的父亲或母亲，就如汉语里常说的“简直是一个模子里刻出来的”。

例句

Mark looks exactly like his dad – he's a chip off the old block.

马克太像他爸爸了，简直就是一个模子里刻出来的。

Jane's a chip off the old block. She talks just like her mother.

简完全随了她妈妈，她俩说话的神态一模一样。

Dan's the same as his dad in every way possible. He's a chip off the old block.

丹酷似他爸爸。从长相、体形到性格都非常相像。