- follow in one's footsteps
- also[follow in one's tracks] {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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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follow in one's footsteps — • follow in one s footsteps/tracks follow someone s example, follow someone exactly He is following in his father s footsteps and has decided to work for a bank … Idioms and examples
follow in one's footsteps — also[follow in one s tracks] {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 … Dictionary of American idioms
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 … Словарь американских идиом
follow in one's tracks — • follow in one s footsteps/tracks follow someone s example, follow someone exactly He is following in his father s footsteps and has decided to work for a bank … Idioms and examples
in one's footsteps — See: FOLLOW IN ONE S FOOTSTEPS … Dictionary of American idioms
in one's footsteps — See: FOLLOW IN ONE S FOOTSTEPS … Dictionary of American idioms
in\ one's\ footsteps — See: follow in one s footsteps … Словарь американских идиом
follow\ in\ one's\ tracks — 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 … Словарь американских идиом
follow — verb GO BEHIND 1 (I, T) to walk, drive, run etc behind someone else, going in the same direction as them : follow sb/sth: If you ll just follow me, I ll show you to the office. | Tom Selleck walked in, followed by a crowd of photographers. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
follow — [[t]fɒ̱loʊ[/t]] ♦ follows, following, followed 1) VERB If you follow someone who is going somewhere, you move along behind them because you want to go to the same place. [V n prep/adv] We followed him up the steps into a large hall... [V n]… … English dictionary
