take a/(one's) cue from (someone or something)

To model one's actions based on the example or influence of someone or something else. The director definitely took a cue from his favorite film when framing that scene. Take a cue from your kids and learn how to enjoy the little things.

take your cue from

follow the example or advice of.

Cue in both of these idioms is used in the theatrical sense of ‘the word or words that signal when another actor should speak or perform a particular action’.

See also: cue, take

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

See also:

take a/(one's) cue from (someone or something)
take cue from
take one's cue from
take your cue from somebody
take your cue from someone
lights, camera, action
cue in
(there's) no holding back
be beyond the point of no return
cue up

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