 Idioms, like father, like son, quiz, which is correct? The doesn't fall far from the tree. Leaf, bark, apple, orange. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. What on earth does this mean? The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Can you guess the meaning of this proverb? Here's what it means. The fruit, apple, remains close to its source, tree. In other words, children remain similar to their parents. More on this expression. Children exhibit some of the same traits as their parents. For some reason, this expression is generally considered negative. Children inherit some bad characteristics from their parents. A more neutral idiom would be, like father, like son, like mother, like daughter. We can also say, Jennifer takes after her mother. That usually means she does some of the same things as her mother does. A less common idiom is, he's a chip off the old block. The child really resembles the parent. How about you? Do you take after your mother or father? Are you a chip off the old block? To see more videos like this, click on the link above. Or check out our websites for more free English learning resources, eslgold.com and freeenglishstudy.com