Family Idioms

He's the spitting image of his dad.

• HIs family is ugly

• He looks just like his father

• He doesn't look like his father

• Men in his family are tall

I was born out of wedlock, but it was not a big scandal.

• Born before my parents were married.

• Born after my parents divorced.

• Conceived during the wedding ceremony.

• Born on Wednesday.

My professor is a father figure to me.

• He is the same physical shape as my father.

• He married my mother after my parents divorced.

• He fulfils some of the roles of a father for me.

He's not my flesh and blood but I would do anything for my adopted son.

• He's not related to me by genetics.

• He's not as healthy as me.

• I do not think of him as my son.

My mother is definitely a helicopter parent.

• She's always checking on me and interfering with my life.

• She's very straight up and down as a parent.

• She's a noisy parent.

Do I like Fred? You know what they say, "like Father, like son"...

• he's as rude as his "old man".

• he's as rude as his Uncle.

• he's as rude as his Mother.

• he's quite rude, but his Dad is charming.

Did you hear about Jake and Anna? Apparently he popped the question!

• He asked her something that had been bothering him for a long time.

• He asked her to marry him.

• He asked her to have a baby.

• He asked her about taxes.

You know what they say, "the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree".

• So look under the tree for apples.

• So you should avoid standing too close to her.

• So it is no surprise she is like her mother.

• So staying close to family can be dangerous.

I've always admired my Aunt, I'd love to

• take over her.

• follow her walk.

• take the same journey.

• follow in her footsteps.

She's a fantastic violin player, just like her mother. It's ...

• in her cells.

• in her heart.

• in her blood.

• in her liver.