follow in someone's footsteps

idiom

: to do the same things that another person has done before
She followed in her father's footsteps by becoming a doctor.

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“Follow in someone's footsteps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20in%20someone%27s%20footsteps. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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