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
Newsome	['nju:səm]
Kostyantyn	-	Ukrainian
Attfield	['ætfi:ld]
Masozi	-	Southern African, Tumbuka
Georgina	[dʒɔ:'dʒi:nə]
HÉLÈNe	e-LEN	French