follow in someone's footsteps
足跡をたどる
Example:
She's following in her brother's footsteps by getting into Osaka University.
阪大に入学できて、彼はお兄さんの足跡をたどってる。
Comment:
People probably don't really like being told they're following in someone's footsteps since they want to be living life their own way.
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a chip off the old block
お父さんにそっくり
Example:
He's a chip off the old block.
彼はお父さんのそっくりやね。
Comment:
There are no gender words in the English, but I think it is indeed true that this saying is pretty much exclusively used for males.
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Like father like son.
蛙の子は蛙。
Comment:
This isn't all that true. I'm probably nothing like my father (at least, I hope so...).
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