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 22 Dec. 2024.
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