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follow in (one's) footsteps follow in (one's) footstepsTo pursue something that someone else (often a family member) has already done. My father was an engineer, and I plan to follow in his footsteps and study engineering in college. I am following in my sister's footsteps and joining her old sorority.See also: follow, footstepfollow in someone's footstepsAlso, 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] See also: follow, footstepfollow in someone's footsteps COMMON If you follow in someone's footsteps, you do the same thing that they did. Rudolph Garvin was a college student, the son of a physician, who wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. He has developed on the pitch into a highly talented player, poised to follow in the footsteps of such Portuguese greats as Eusebio.See also: follow, footstepfollow (or tread) in someone's footsteps do as another person did before, especially in making a journey or following an occupation.See also: follow, footstepfollow in somebody’s ˈfootsteps to do the same job, have the same style of life, etc. as somebody else, especially somebody in your family: He followed in his dad’s footsteps and became a lawyer.See also: follow, footstep follow in (someone's) footsteps To carry on the behavior, work, or tradition of.See also: follow, footstep |