by oh thats cute February 26, 2010

refers to a father/mother and son/daughter not being different from one another or being identical in their actions, behaviors, etc.
Dad gets caught stealing in his teen years and then his son gets caught stealing as a teen.
The mother might look at the father and say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
The mother might look at the father and say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
by Lilhunter0308 April 9, 2011

Biff: Now why don’t you make like a tree and get out of here?
Old Biff: *slaps Biff* It’s “Leave” you idiot. “Make like a tree and leave”. You sound like a damn fool when you say it wrong.
Old Biff: *slaps Biff* It’s “Leave” you idiot. “Make like a tree and leave”. You sound like a damn fool when you say it wrong.
by KnightofNerdom June 9, 2018

by James Lampert May 4, 2007

Statement made to infer that one is invariably similar to their parents. Often used negatively or ironically.
1: I heard that Jake is on drugs.
2: Yeah, so was his dad.
1: Hmmm...the apple never falls far from the tree.
1: Stacy's Mom is teh shizzle.
2: Have you seen Stacy? The apple never falls far from the tree.....
1: You filthy little scoundrel, just like your father!
2: I'm nothing like my father!!!
1: The apple never falls far from the tree!
2: Yeah, so was his dad.
1: Hmmm...the apple never falls far from the tree.
1: Stacy's Mom is teh shizzle.
2: Have you seen Stacy? The apple never falls far from the tree.....
1: You filthy little scoundrel, just like your father!
2: I'm nothing like my father!!!
1: The apple never falls far from the tree!
by MrKapper December 3, 2005

Eek the Cat sure is shakin' the green mango tree with Anabelle. I mean, that cat must be at least seven, maybe eight cat years older than her!
by Dan-Lo April 14, 2004

This is an old phrase that has become condesed and reversed in the original meaning. Originally to be in a tree was to be stuck somewhere mentally, emotionally or situationally that you could not easily escape from on your own. The proverbial cat stuck in a tree that the proverbial fireman needs to rescue. Of course, cats are perfectly capable of getting out of trees, which is why we do not see many cat skeletons in trees. However, it is not uncommon to see a fellow human, so distraught be whatever is affecting them, they they have lost their way and cannot see a way out. Proverbially, they are stuck in a tree and need someone to talk them down, out of their tree.
My life had dust gone insane, fortunately Jimmy came over and talked me down, out of my tree.
Beck: Sarah Palin "talked me down out of my tree" after my "one moment of real fear"
Beck: Sarah Palin "talked me down out of my tree" after my "one moment of real fear"
by Thralkhar April 18, 2017
