follow in sb's footsteps
to do the same thing as someone else did previously:
She followed in her mother's footsteps, starting her own business.

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follow in footsteps
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.

follow in (someone's/something's) footsteps
to do something that was done before.
My mother told us never to follow in her footsteps, that we should always try to do better.

The company is following in the footsteps of other great research organizations.

follow in (someone's/something's) footsteps
to do something that was done before.
My mother told us never to follow in her footsteps, that we should always try to do better.

The company is following in the footsteps of other great research organizations.

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follow in something's footsteps
follow in (someone's/something's) footsteps
to do something that was done before.
My mother told us never to follow in her footsteps, that we should always try to do better.

The company is following in the footsteps of other great research organizations.

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follow in footsteps
• follow in (someone's) footsteps/tracks
to follow someone's example, to follow someone exactly; to do what someone else has done (especially to do the same job as one's father or mother)
The boy is following in his father's footsteps and has decided to work for a bank.

The young man followed in his father's footsteps and decided to become an accountant.

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follow in someone's footsteps
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.

follow in (someone's/something's) footsteps
to do something that was done before.
My mother told us never to follow in her footsteps, that we should always try to do better.

The company is following in the footsteps of other great research organizations.

follow in (someone's/something's) footsteps
to do something that was done before.
My mother told us never to follow in her footsteps, that we should always try to do better.

The company is following in the footsteps of other great research organizations.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

follow in someone's footsteps
• follow in (someone's) footsteps/tracks
to follow someone's example, to follow someone exactly; to do what someone else has done (especially to do the same job as one's father or mother)
The boy is following in his father's footsteps and has decided to work for a bank.

The young man followed in his father's footsteps and decided to become an accountant.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

follow in one's footsteps
v. phr. To follow someone's example; follow someone exactly,
He followed in his father's footsteps and became a doctor.
Compare: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.

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