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.
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That prompted Collin Morikawa to fire back at Glover, and went so far as to say the PGA Tour should take a cue from the way the women's tour is approaching the issue.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Gardeners can take a cue from nature and use winter as a time to plant seeds of a variety of annual and perennial flowers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Or take a cue from Paris architect and designer Hugo Toro and give the illusion of dimensionality with graphic, high-contrast flooring.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
This fall, take a cue from Angelina Jolie and embrace open toes and linen.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Gardeners can take a cue from nature and use winter as a time to plant seeds of a variety of annual and perennial flowers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Or take a cue from Paris architect and designer Hugo Toro and give the illusion of dimensionality with graphic, high-contrast flooring.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
This fall, take a cue from Angelina Jolie and embrace open toes and linen.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Take a/one's cue from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%2Fone%27s%20cue%20from. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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