go down (a/the) road

To act, behave, or do things in a particular way or manner. Everyone fears Stephen is going down the road to alcoholism just as his father did.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Varvara	vahr-VAH-rah (Russian)	Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Callahan	KAL-ə-han	English
Gennaro	-	Italian
Dalitso	dah-LEE-tso	Southern African, Chewa
Sabino	-	Italian
Aureole	AWR-ee-ol	English (Rare)