TODAY'S IDIOM: THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE

"THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE"

Kids are like their parents; a chip off the old block; like father, like son.

Example: 

Mom: I'm going to go shopping!
Daughter: Me too! I love shopping!
Father: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

De tal palo, tal astilla.

Example sentences:

• I looked at the father, then at the son, and I thought, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree / Miré al padre, luego al hijo y pensé. De tal palo, tal astilla.

• Your son is a very good student just like you were. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree / Su hijo es un muy buen estudiante al igual que usted lo era. Supongo que de tal palo, tal astilla.

Additional examples:

• 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."

• Well his father was pretty wild too, and you know what they say, that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

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