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
Nick	NIK	English, Dutch
Katariina	KAH-tah-ree:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Evelina	e-ve-LEE-nah (Italian, Swedish)	English, Italian, Swedish
Ryker	RIE-kər	English (Modern)
Jolene	jo-LEEN	English
Abdollah	-	Persian