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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a cue" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a signal or prompt that indicates to someone to take action or respond in a certain way.
Example: "When the lights dim, that will be your cue to start the performance."
Alternatives: "a signal" or "a prompt".
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I give them a cue".
Wasn't that a cue?
Taking a cue from the Yahoo C.E.O.
Occasionally Mr. Legend picked up a cue.
This was a cue for celebration.
His desserts also take a cue from tradition.
"It's a cue to where they are," he said.
That gave me a cue for a question.
Staff took a cue, and an increasingly relaxed attitude, too.
Regulators, perhaps, should take a cue from cigarette packaging.
"He's bald as a cue ball," she said.
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