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
Madai	-	Biblical
Gawain	gə-WAYN (English), GOW-ən (English)	Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Tali	-	Hebrew
Alban	['ɔ:lbən]
Joetta	-	English
Jon (1)	YOON (Swedish, Norwegian), YON (Danish, Basque)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Basque