Just as we’re leaving, right on cue, the kids say they need the toilet.
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‘Where is that boy?’ As if on cue, Simon appeared in the doorway.
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right on cue — (right) on cue as if planned to happen exactly at that moment. We were traveling up a narrow river in East Africa when, right on cue, a hippopotamus thrust its head out of the water … New idioms dictionary
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cue — cue1 [ kju ] noun count * 1. ) something that an actor does or says as a signal to another actor to do or say something a ) an event, action, or statement that tells someone indirectly that they should do something: cue for: Greg s arrival seemed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cue — I UK [kjuː] / US [kju] noun [countable] Word forms cue : singular cue plural cues * 1) something that an actor does or says as a signal to another actor to do or say something 2) an event, action, or statement that tells someone indirectly that… … English dictionary
cue — [[t]kju͟ː[/t]] ♦♦♦ cues, cueing, cued 1) N COUNT: oft with poss In the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer s cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something.… … English dictionary
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