It means that a child is a lot like one of his parents in some manner or another. For instance if a child is caught stealing and his father was once caught stealing someone would say “the apple doesn’t fall from the tree”, in this instance the apple (the child) picked up the same bad habit as the tree (the father). Or say a child plays the piano beautifully and so does his mom. Someone could say ‘the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’ meaning that the child picked up the piano playing from it’s mother. It is used in reference to good habits or bad habits. The tree symbolizes the parents and the apple symbolizes a child.

Example: An alcoholic father has a son, and the son becomes an alcoholic too. The son (the apple) didn’t fall far from the tree (the father). It can also mean that someone lives near where they were born or raised.

It means you are just like your parents. It’s usually said in a negative way, but could be positive. For example. If someone said something idiotic and their Dad was known for saying idiotic things, then you’d say “well, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”.

in some cases it has meant for me if a student is a mean little cuss they got it from their mom who i have the same trouble with when iam checking on the child absence from school it is bad to say but that is awful to feel that way .sometimes these apples are landing right close up to the tree schools, students and parent involvement has gone awy from the better days,we will not see those good days again,no child left behind has not worked it just closes a failing school,and those students that have failed come to a school that has done well and try to bring and our scores down ,our teachers where i work go over and beyond the call of their knowledge tutor for free after school and etc,but parents donnot apprciate it much ,you still get cursed out if a child got a d in conduct for rude behavior

This means that sometimes we do things like those who raised us. For example, if you become a doctor and your dad is a doctor, they might say that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

It’s means your like someone else. Like if you do something that your dad does and someone says the “apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” they mean you got that habit from your dad. People usually say it when its something bad though.

that the apple is not gonna fall very far because there isnt a sufficient enough of force to take it really far but there are some variables like if it falls off a cliff or if there is a strong wind and takes it away

This is a fairly common remark, and I don’t think it is true too often.

It means, that a child is a whole lot like his parents.

Or that someone from the ghetto will stay there

Or that someone born rich will stay rich.

Or that if your mom is a drunk- it wouldn’t surprise anyone if you were, too.

The apple (product ) can’t fall too far from the tree (source).

Take the Kennedys for example. Ted Kennedy drives off a bridge and lets a woman die a horrible death; later, his nephew rapes a girl. So to speak the tree (Kennedy family) produces apples (Kennedy family scumbags) that behave in a similar manner.

Means that children (apples) often share some of the characteristics and opinions of their parents (tree).

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