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
Gordan	GOR-dahn (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Sharru-Kinu	-	Ancient Near Eastern
Lammert	LAHM-mərt	Dutch
Israel	IZ-ray-əl (English), IZ-ree-əl (English)	Jewish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Chioma	-	Western African, Igbo
Kobe (2)	-	Various