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"the old block" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used in the idiom "chip off the old block," which means that someone is similar to or has inherited traits from their parents. Example: "Anna is a chip off the old block, just like her mother – both of them have a talent for painting."
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Chip off the old block?
Appearance: Chip off the old block.
A chip off the old block.
Roy's boy was apparently a chip off the old block.
"It shows that James is a chip off the old block," says a News Corporation executive.
Sam, 13, is a chip off the old block and just like me.
Perhaps the boy will be a chip off the old block.
Both are comfortable but the old block is much more fun.
He was, after all, Earle IV, the nicknamed "chip" off the old block.
'She is not a chip off the old block,' said a Tory aide.
James is regarded as a chip off the old block in the media industry.
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