follow in (one's) footsteps

To pursue something that someone else (often a family member) has already done. My father was an engineer, and I plan to follow in his footsteps and study engineering in college. I am following in my sister's footsteps and joining her old sorority.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Saam	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Zahari	-	Bulgarian
PerpÉTua	-	Portuguese
Ora (1)	-	English
Jasvinder	-	Indian (Sikh)
GusztÁV	-	Hungarian