achip off the old block
　　子肖其父据说这个用法出自于作家George Coreman，他在某篇文章里第一次写道：you will find him his father'sown son I believe,achip off the old block,I promise you.
　　例句：Tom is achip off the old block.He is good atskating like his father.
　　翻译：子肖其父。Tom跟他父亲一样善于滑冰。
　　carry/have/wearachiponone'sshoulder
　　肩上放一块碎片是什么意思呢？这个俚语出自十九世纪的美国。当时多数家庭都要砍木为薪，很多地方都有木碎。好勇斗狠的少年想找人打架，便会在自己肩上放一块木碎，问人家敢不敢拨下来。所以，carry/have/wearachiponone'sshoulder是说准备随时吵嘴、打架的样子，一般是指感到委屈、一有机会就爆发的人。
　　例如：
　　He has been wearin gachipon his shoulderever since hew as given the sack.翻译：
　　他给炒鱿鱼之后，动不动就发脾气。