Take After

[namlan]

Dear friends,

a. I look like my Mom very much.
b. I take after my Mom a lot.

- Are these sentences grammatical?

Thanks a bunch!

NamLan

 

[liliput]

a. I look a lot like my Mum/I look very much like my Mum/I really look like my Mum.
b. I take after my Mum a lot (I think it's OK but it sounds a little strange)/I really take after my Mum.

 

[Siberia]

They are grammatically corret but there can be a slight difference between "take after" and "look like", the former meaning not only do I look like her but my character might be similar too.

 

[nichec]

They are grammatically corret but there can be a slight difference between "take after" and "look like", the former meaning not only do I look like her but my character might be similar too.

A scene in the movie "Munich"

Dad--She looks frighteningly ugly.
Mom--Well, she takes after you.

 

[nichec]

a. I look a lot like my Mum/I look very much like my Mum/I really look like my Mum.
b. I take after my Mum a lot (I think it's OK but it sounds a little strange)/I really take after my Mum.

Or you can also say: liliput is his/her mother's son/daughter.

 

[liliput]

or "A chip off the old block".

 

[fernandotorres]

They are grammatically corret but there can be a slight difference between "take after" and "look like", the former meaning not only do I look like her but my character might be similar too.

I second your opinion,it could mean that you have inherited some character traits from your mother besides the physical similarities.

 

[Packard]

or "The fruit does not fall far from the tree."