follow in someone's footsteps
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follow in someone's footsteps
verb follows in someone's footsteps · following in someone's footsteps · followed in someone's footsteps · follow in someone's steps
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To follow the same path as someone; to take actions similar to another's.
I could die on this boondoggle too, naturally, as the world has become something of a horror show of late. In any case, I trust that anybody following in my footsteps and reading these additional words will have the presence of mind to pursue the same basic strategy.
Similar: tread in someone's footsteps, tread in someone's steps
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verb follow the same path as someone
| Español | remedar, arremedar |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | fuata nyayo |
| Français | marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un, marcher dans les pas de quelqu'un, suivre les traces |
| Italiano | seguire le orme |
| Română | îi călca pe urme |
| Русский | идти́ по чьим-либо стопа́м idtí po čʹim-libo stopám |
| Tiếng Việt | nối nghiệp |
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