take after
Echo a parent
To take after someone is to resemble them in appearance, behavior, or character, especially a parent or other relative: She takes after her mother—same stubborn streak.
The phrase implies inherited traits rather than deliberate imitation.
He takes after his grandfather, right down to the crooked smile.
Visual similarity or representation
- spitting imageExact likeness of another
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
- mirror imageReversed visual duplicate
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
traits · characteristics · appearance · mannerisms · expressions · resemblance · similarity · family resemblance
Go behind another
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
mimic · aspire · admire · idol · role model · footsteps · example · influence
Distinguishing personal features
- genesUnits of heredity
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
talents · gifts · abilities · aptitude · tendencies · quirks · habits · nature
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
- spitting imageExact likeness of another
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
- mirror imageReversed visual duplicate
features · traits · characteristics · appearance · mannerisms · expressions · resemblance · similarity · family resemblance · chip off the old block
follow
Go behind another
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
mirror · mimic · aspire · admire · idol · role model · footsteps · example · influence · mentor
traits
Distinguishing personal features
- genesUnits of heredity
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
personality · talents · gifts · abilities · aptitude · tendencies · quirks · habits · nature · character
- resemblanceresemble, similar, alike, lookalike, likeness
- pretendingpretend, pretending, fake, feign, make-believe
- follow the crowdconform, go along, fall in line, toe the line, copy
take afterreject
Dismiss as unsuitable
defy · break the mold · turn against · disavow · repudiate