the nut does not fall far from the tree

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

See also: does, fall, far, not, nut, tree

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the apple does not fall far from the tree
the apple doesn't fall/never falls far from the tree
the apple never falls far from the tree
teach a man to fish
when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter
village
it takes a village
give a man a fish...
a burnt child dreads the fire
bad workers always blame their tools

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