Meaning
to resemble, look like or have the same qualities as a relative
Examples
My son takes after his grandfather with his musical talent.
It’s strange but I don’t really take after anyone in my family—everyone is short and has dark hair while I’m tall with blonde hair and green eyes.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘take after someone’ mean?
The idiom ‘take after someone’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘take after someone’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘take after someone’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.