(the living (или spitting) image of somebody) точная копия, живой портрет кого-либо; ≈ похож как две капли воды Например: The man is dead, but his son George Alber is the spitting image of his father. (E. S. Gardner, The Case of the Careless Kitten, ch. 4) — Джордж Албер - точная копия своего покойного отца. Amelia was her mother's spittin' image... (R. Rouark, The Honey Badge, ch. 39) — Амелия - вылитая мать...