Categories: dictionary, phrasal verb

(phrasal verb) to look like someone, to act like someone

Example Sentences:

Shelley really takes after her mother, because they both have blonde hair and blue eyes.

Tom and his father both enjoy playing with model trains. I guess Tom really takes after his dad!

Note:

take after is usually used to show resemblance between family members

Similar idioms:

  1. birds of a feather, flock together
  2. take a rain check

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