take a/one's cue from

idiom

: to do what is done or suggested by (someone or something)

Take a cue from the experts and get your taxes done early this year.

We should take our cue from their example.

Examples of take a/one's cue from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lowden is particularly passionate about bringing more work back home to his native Scotland and Ronan’s native Ireland, while Ronan would love to take a cue from her pal Gerwig and try her hand at directing someday. —

Keaton Bell, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 Boasting broad expanses of glass, the concept intends to take a cue from diamond gemstones, with a sparkling, dazzling, mesmerizing profile built with top-of-tech style. —

Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 Frankly, more red carpet stars need to take a cue from Sevigny’s stylebook. —

Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024 Greenwell’s lyrical prose seems to take a cue from the work in which his narrator finds solace. —

Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take a/one's cue from

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