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spitting image.Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
be the spitting image of someone — be the spitting image of (someone) to look very much the same as someone else. He s the spitting image of his father … New idioms dictionary
spitting image — If a person is the spitting image of somebody, they look exactly alike.( Spit and image is also used and some suggest it is a hasty pronunciation of spirit & image , to suggest that someone completely resembles someone else. Example: He s the… … The small dictionary of idiomes
spitting image — n be the spitting image of sb to look exactly like someone else … Dictionary of contemporary English
spitting image — noun a perfect likeness or counterpart • Hypernyms: ↑likeness, ↑alikeness, ↑similitude * * * noun, pl ⋯ ages [count] : someone who looks very much like someone else usually singular She is the spitting image of her mother. * * * ˌspitting ˈimage… … Useful english dictionary
spitting image — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms spitting image : singular spitting image plural spitting images informal someone who looks exactly like another person … English dictionary
spitting image — /ˌspɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ / (say .spiting imij) noun Colloquial someone or something that is an exact likeness of another person or thing: she is the spitting image of her sister. Also, spit and image, dead spit. {? from the very spit of where spit is a… …
spitting image — noun /ˈspɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤ/ The exact likeness (of someone). Blimey, youre the spitting image of my brother … Wiktionary
spitting image — noun be the spitting image of sb to look exactly like someone else … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
be the spitting image of — (someone) to look very much the same as someone else. He s the spitting image of his father … New idioms dictionary
ˌspitting ˈimage — noun [C] informal someone who looks exactly like someone else … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spitting image — Meaning The exact likeness. Origin Originally the spit and image . Spit may be a corruption of spirit . An alternative suggestion is that someone is as alike as if he/she had been spit from another person s mouth … Meaning and origin of phrases
