In the following ten questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Shyam Prasad was a chip of the old block.

Options

A. a being of the old generation
B. an experienced old man
C. a common boy of the locality
D. someone similar in character to one's father

Answer

D

Explanation

a chip of the old block : a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way they look or behave.
• She enjoys bossing people around just like her mother used to do - she.s a real chip of the old block! The best option is someone similar in character to one.s father.