Idiom: Spitting image
Meaning:
If a person is the spitting image of somebody, they look exactly alike.
('Spit and image' is also used and some suggest it is a hasty pronunciation of "spirit & image", to suggest that someone completely resembles someone else. Example: He's the spirit & image of his grandfather.)
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