take your cue from someone or something

這一則是來自大盟聯官網
With their backs against the walls, the Italians showed the baseball world that they should not be taken lightly.
with your/its back against the wall also with your/its back to the wall
in a serious situation with few ways to react to it

這個片語讓我想到下面 這個片語
when/if push comes to shove also if it comes to the push spoken if a situation becomes very difficult or action needs to be taken

而 這個片語，又讓我想到下面這句
if worst comes to worst----Also, if worse comes to worst.
In the least favorable situation, if the worst possible outcome occurs. For example, If worst comes to worst and the budget is not approved, the government will shut down, or Go ahead and go to school with a cold; if worse comes to worst the teacher will send you home. This expression is nearly always followed by a solution.

下面這句話是從cbc的the world at six 聽來的。
He is taking his cue from that science.(Obama, stem cell bill)
他是因為科學而這樣做的。

take your cue from sb
to use someone else's actions or behaviour to show you what you should do or how you should behave


A splinter group is a group of people who break away from a larger group and form a separate organization, usually because they no longer agree with the views of the larger group.