follow in the footsteps of vs mirror

follow in the footsteps of

mirror

verb
  • Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to; to be a copy of. 

  • To reflect, as in a mirror. 

  • To create something identical to (a web site, etc.). 

noun
  • An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another. 

  • A disk, website or other resource that contains replicated data. 

  • A mirror carp. 

  • A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave. 

  • A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. 

How often have the words follow in the footsteps of and mirror occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )