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
Sage	SAYJ	English (Modern)
Surya	SOOR-yah (Indonesian)	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian
MyrgjÖL	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Frazier	FRAY-zhər	Scottish, English
Perkins	['pɜ:kinz]
Scout	SKOWT	English (Rare)