tread in someone's steps

English

Alternative forms

• tread in someone's footsteps

Verb

tread in someone's steps (third-person singular simple present treads in someone's steps, present participle treading in someone's steps, simple past trod in someone's steps or tread in someone's steps or treaded in someone's steps, past participle trod in someone's steps or tread in someone's steps or trodden in someone's steps or treaded in someone's steps)

1. To follow someone's example; to behave as someone did.

   Synonym: follow in someone's footsteps