take one's cue from

Follow the lead of another, as in I'm not sure what to bring, so I'll take my cue from you. This expression, first recorded in 1622, alludes to the cue giving an actor a signal to speak.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Philadelphia	fil-ə-DEL-fee-ə	English (Rare)
CuauhtÉMoc	-	Native American, Nahuatl
Flanagan	-	English (Rare)
Elijah	i-LIE-jə (English), i-LIE-zhə (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical
Innokentiy	-	Russian
Finnguala	-	Irish, Irish Mythology