filho de peixe, peixinho é

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “the son of a fish is a little fish”.

Proverb

filho de peixe, peixinho é

  1. apple does not fall far from the tree (a child is similar to its parents)
    Synonyms: a maçã não cai longe da árvore; cagado e cuspido; filho de peixe sabe nadar; sair o pau à racha; tal pai, tal filho
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