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
LaurenȚIu	low-REN-tsyoo	Romanian
Kyrylo	-	Ukrainian
Dalia (1)	-	Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Jarogniew	yah-RAWG-nyef	Polish (Rare)
Uma	-	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Rosalie	ro-za-LEE (French), RO-zə-lee (English)	French, German, Dutch, English