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
Yedidyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Keld	-	Danish
Addy (2)	-	Medieval English
HÓLmgeirr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Rudesind	-	Ancient Germanic
Tao	-	Chinese