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
Ilar	-	Welsh
Alcide	-	Italian
Erna (1)	ER-nah (German, Swedish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Peter	['pi:tə]
Laila (2)	LIE-lah	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
ZdeŇKa	-	Czech