follow in someone's footsteps

Also, follow in someone's tracks. Follow someone's example or guidance. For example, Dean hoped his son would follow in his footsteps and become an economist, or Jane tried to follow in her mentor's tracks. [Mid-1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Svetopolk	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Pridoni	-	Georgian
Abednego	ə-BED-ni-go (English)	Biblical
Neil	NEEL (English)	Irish, Scottish, English
Kire	-	Macedonian
Kusuma	koo-SOO-mah	Indonesian