take after somebody

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌtake ˈafter sb derived
no passive
1. (not used in the progressive tenses)to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially your mother or father
•Your daughter doesn't take after you at all.
2. (NAmE, informal)to follow sb quickly
•I was afraid that if I started running the man would take after me.
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