English in a Minute: Follow in Someone's Footsteps

Welcome to English in a Minute! These are footsteps. But what could it mean to follow them?

Follow in Someone's Footsteps

Jonathan: Anna, you got a new accordion!

Anna: I want to follow in my mom’s footsteps.

Jonathan: Oh, does she play the accordion too?

Anna: No. She plays the piano beautifully.

Jonathan: Well … then how are you following in her footsteps?

Anna: Music, Jonathan. (plays an awful note)

When you follow in someone’s footsteps, you do something they also do – like a job or activity. You want to succeed at something like they have. You can follow in anyone's footsteps, not just a parent.

And that’s English in a Minute!
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