Take a/(one's) cue from (someone or something) verb phrase
To be intensively influenced by something or someone and tend to do the same thing in a certain situation; to follow somebody’s directions
The architects took their cue for the design of a five-star hotel from an ancient church.
We should all take our cue from the leader to achieve a common goal.
You should take your cue from the nutrition experts to reduce health risks.
Use one's influence and power to support someone
To be under the control of someone or something
Used when two or more people are very similar in characteristics or behaviors
People who are similar to each other tend to attract one another.
Used to describe something that has great influence or importance
The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This expression, first recorded in 1622, alludes to the cue giving an actor a signal to speak.