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
Shoshannah	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Farrell	FAHR-əl	English
Paulette	po-LET	French
Berinhard	-	Ancient Germanic
Ingvildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Lilja	LIL-yah (Icelandic), LEEL-yah (Finnish)	Icelandic, Finnish