the apple does not fall far from the trunk

proverb Said when someone is displaying traits or behaving in the same way as their relatives (especially parents). A variant of the more common phrase "the apple does not fall far from the tree.") Did you hear that Dr. Klein's daughter, Molly, is majoring in Biology? I guess the apple does not fall far from the trunk.

See also: apple, does, fall, far, not, trunk

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when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter
teach a man to fish
give a man a fish...
it takes a village
village
a woman's work is never done
all talk and no trousers
a burnt child dreads the fire
bad workers always blame their tools
a scalded dog dreads cold water

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