Meaning: spitting

n.
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)spɪt
n.
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the seaa clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starchesa skewer for holding meat over a firethe act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
v.
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouthutter with anger or contemptrain gentlydrive a skewer through

spitting Idiom, Proverb

spitting image

exact resemblance He is a spitting image of his father.

spitting mad

very angry, pissed off Mom was spitting mad when you ran across her flower garden.

spitting nails

very angry, very mad, hot, pissed Art was spitting nails when my dog scratched the paint on his car.

the spitting image

one who looks like someone, a dead ringer Patty is the spitting image of her mother - same face, same hair.

the spitting image of

Idiom(s): be the spit and image of someone AND be the spitting image of someone

Theme: APPEARANCE - LOOKS

to look very much like someone; to resemble someone very closely. (Folksy. The first version has fixed order. The second version is a frequent error.)
• John is the spit and image of his father.
• I'm not the spitting image of anyone.

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n. informal An exact likeness; a duplicate. John is the spitting image of his grandfather. That vase is the spitting image of one I wanted to buy in Boston.
Compare: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.

spitting distance

spitting distance
A very short distance, as in We were in spitting distance of winning the pennant but then we lost three games in a row. Alluding to the relatively short distance over which one's spit will carry, this idiom was first recorded in 1895 as within spitting range.