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Definition follow in someone’s footsteps in British English

follow in someone’s footsteps phrase

phrase
1

to do the same work or achieve the same success as someone else before you

Example

She followed in her mother's footsteps and became a doctor.

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Definition follow in someone’s footsteps in British English