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
WilmǢR	-	Anglo-Saxon
Rufus	ROO-fəs (English)	Ancient Roman, English, Biblical
Donovan	['dɔnəvən]
Eleftheria	-	Greek
Dawson	DAW-sən	English
Miloje	-	Serbian