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
Libor	-	Czech
Briggs	[brigz]
Liouba	-	Russian
NataŠA	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Zulaykha	-	Arabic
Alexandrina	[.æligza:n'dri:nə]