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*spit and image of someone and *the spitting image of someone

the very likeness of someone; a very close resemblence to someone. (*The second version is a frequent error. *Typically: be ~; look like ~.) John is the spit and image of his father. At first, I thought you were saying "spitting image."

See also: and, spit

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be the spitting image of somebody

to look very much the same as someone else He's the spitting image of his father.

See in spitting distance, be spitting in the wind

See also: spit