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chip off the old block 

This parable has been dated since back in the 1700's as has been documented to have been used as "as a chip off the old block." It is a statement that is frequently used to express that person being said about resembles their biological parents in some way.
-Jenny sure does talk a lot - a real chip off the old block.
-Looking at T Swift's mom - not a real chip off the old block.
-Timmy looks like his mother had a secret affair with someone else besides his father - not a chip off the old block.