to follow in someone’s footsteps
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In Canadian English, this idiom typically means:
to do something similar to what another person has done
NOTE
This often refers to someone’s education or career.
EXAMPLES
“Everyone thought that I was going to follow in my oldest brother’s footsteps, since I liked designing websites and he’s a web designer, but I ended up going to college to become a police officer, instead.”
“Many actors in Hollywood have children who follow in their footsteps, becoming actors themselves.”
“She took a Creative Writing course in the hopes that she would follow in her favourite author’s footsteps.”
Did you follow in someone’s footsteps? Has anyone in your family followed in another person’s footsteps? Practice using this idiom by letting me know in the comments below.
