follow in (someone's) footsteps

to do the same job or the same things in your life as someone else, especially a member of your family.

He followed in his father's footsteps and went into the army.

• the writing is on the wall
• the writing on the wall
• the wrong side of the tracks
• They broke the mould when they made someone.
• They broke the mould when they made something.
• They can whistle for it!
• thick skin
• thick-skinned
• thin end of the wedge
• thing is
• thing of the past
• thing or two
• things have come reached a pretty pass
• things have come to a pretty pass
• think again
• think are God's gift to women
• think back
• think better of
• think better of it
• think better of something
• think big
• think for
• think for yourself
• thinking man's crumpet
• thinking woman's crumpet