follow the footsteps
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù R é NH ò uch é n, which means to follow others, to imitate, to learn from others, and not to be creative. It comes from the poem "Xi Wei Liu jueju" by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Du Fu's poem "Xi Wei Liu jueju" in Tang Dynasty: "I'm afraid I'll follow Qi and Liang when I steal and climb Yifang in Song Dynasty."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: following suit, following suit, learning to walk in Handan
Idiom usage
There is no innovation.
follow the footsteps
adopt a wrong method to save a situation and end up by making it worse - bào xīn jiù huǒ