John is the spitting image of his grandfather.
That vase is the spitting image of one I wanted to buy in Boston.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
spit and image — np An identical copy. Rodney is the spit and image of his father. 1890s … Historical dictionary of American slang
spit and image — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. image, spitting image*, replica; see copy … English dictionary for students
spit and image — idi inf exact likeness Also, spitting image … From formal English to slang
spit and image — amazing likeness, close resemblance … English contemporary dictionary
spit — spit1 [spit] n. [ME spite < OE spitu, akin to OHG spizzi, sharp: for IE base see SPIKE1] 1. a thin, pointed rod or bar on which meat is impaled for broiling or roasting over a fire or before other direct heat 2. a narrow point of land, or a… … English World dictionary
spit — I. /spɪt / (say spit) verb (spat or spit, spitting) –verb (i) 1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 2. to do this at or on a person, etc., to express hatred, contempt, etc. 3. to sputter. 4. to fall in scattered drops or flakes, as rain …
spit — spit1 spitlike, adj. /spit/, v., spit or spat, spitting, n. v.i. 1. to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate. 2. to express hatred, contempt, etc., by or as if by ejecting saliva from the mouth. 3. to sputter: grease spitting on the fire. 4.… … Universalium
image — Synonyms and related words: Doppelganger, Vorstellung, abstract, abstraction, adumbrate, affectation, affectedness, airs, airs and graces, allusion, ally, altarpiece, alter ego, analogon, analogue, angle, apparition, appearance, apprehension,… … Moby Thesaurus
spit — I [[t]spɪt[/t]] v. spit spat, spit•ting, 1) cvb phl to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate 2) to sputter: grease spitting in the fire[/ex] 3) to eject from the mouth: to spit watermelon seeds[/ex] 4) to throw out or emit like saliva 5) spit… … From formal English to slang
image — n. 1) to project an image 2) a public; tarnished image 3) a spitting image, spit and image (a spitting image of George Washington) 4) (misc.) to be created in the image of God * * * [ ɪmɪdʒ] tarnished image spit and image (a spitting image of… … Combinatory dictionary
