ape sb at every step; blindly follow suit; dance to sb’s music (/tune/pipe/baton); follow in sb’s step; follow sb to the heel;imitate sb’s every move; model oneself on sb ❍ 我对欧化生活的醉心，我对庄士敦～的模仿，并非完全使这位外国师傅满意。(爱新觉罗·溥仪《我的前半生》129) My intoxication with a European way of life and the way I tended more and more to ape him was not too pleasing to Johnston. ❍ 而他所领导的集团，也是～地跟着他走。(《周恩来选集》上—152) And the clique he was leading followed his every step.
亦步亦趋
ape(or imitate)sb at every step;follow suit blindly;follow slavishly
亦步亦趋yì bù yì qū
亦：同样，也；步：慢走，缓行；趋：快走 。别人慢走，自己就跟着慢走；别人快走，自己就跟着快走。比喻毫无主见，处处模仿、效法别人。ape sb. at every step, follow suit, follow the example of, dance to sb.’s tune, follow sb. to the heel