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Meaning of take one's cue from | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To copy; to do something in the same way as.

Equivalents

Deutsch sich ein Beispiel an etwas nehmen

Examples

“She yanked her head over her shoulder and, taking her cue from the rat in the laboratory, she sank her teeth into Burt’s arm as hard as she could.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

take one's custom elsewhere take one's ease take one's eye off the ball take one's eyes off take one's half out of the middle take one's hat off to