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
MirosŁAwa	mee-raw-SWAH-vah	Polish
Adir	-	Hebrew
Kalyani	-	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Harold	HER-əld, HAR-əld	English
Rehoboam	-	Biblical
Huff	[hʌf]