dog (one's) footsteps

dog (one's) footsteps

To appear to follow or accompany one wherever they go. It's a shame, but tragedy has been dogging her footsteps for years.
See also: dog, footstep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dog somebody’s ˈfootsteps

(of a problem or bad luck) seem to follow somebody everywhere: Bad luck seems to have dogged our footsteps from the beginning.
See also: dog, footstep
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See also:
  • dog somebody's footsteps
  • footstep
  • dog out
  • follow in the footsteps of
  • follow in the footsteps of, to
  • follow in (one's) footsteps
  • follow in footsteps
  • follow in somebody's footsteps
  • follow in someone's footsteps
  • dog