follow in someone's footsteps

English

Alternative forms

  • follow in someone's steps

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Verb

follow in someone's footsteps (third-person singular simple present follows in someone's footsteps, present participle following in someone's footsteps, simple past and past participle followed in someone's footsteps)

  1. (figuratively) To follow the same path as someone; to take actions similar to another's.
    Synonyms: tread in someone's footsteps, tread in someone's steps

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