follow in one's footsteps (**팔**로우 인 원즈 **풋**스텝스) — to do the same work or have the same career as someone who came before you, especially a family member
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to do the same work or have the same career as someone who came before you, especially a family member
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfɑːloʊ ɪn wʌnz ˈfʊtsteps/
Korean meaning: 앞선 사람, 특히 가족의 일이나 경력을 따라가다, 전철을 밟다
Korean pronunciation: **팔**로우 인 원즈 **풋**스텝스
Example Sentences
- Despite his parents' wishes, Tom refused to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer and became a chef instead.
- Three generations of the family followed in each other's footsteps as circus performers.
- Sarah thought about following in her mother's footsteps as a teacher, but then realized she hated children.
follow in one's footsteps
NOUN//ˈfɑːloʊ ɪn wʌnz ˈfʊtsteps//
to do the same work or have the same career as someone who came before you, especially a family member
The young blacksmith follows in his father's footsteps, hammering iron at the same forge.
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
발자국(footsteps)을 따라간다(follow)는 문자 그대로의 의미에서 비유적으로 발전한 표현으로, 누군가의 길을 그대로 따라간다는 뜻이 되었습니다.
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📝Examples
“Despite his parents' wishes, Tom refused to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer and became a chef instead.”
“Three generations of the family followed in each other's footsteps as circus performers.”
“Sarah thought about following in her mother's footsteps as a teacher, but then realized she hated children.”
“He literally followed in his grandfather's footsteps by walking the same hiking trail every morning.”
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