单词 | handwriting on the wall |
释义 | handwriting on the wallSEE SYNONYMS FOR handwriting on the wall ON THESAURUS.COM Also, writing on the wall. A warning or presentiment of danger, as in The company was losing money, and seeing the handwriting on the wall, she started to look for another job. This expression comes from the Bible (Daniel 5:5–31), in which the prophet interprets some mysterious writing that a disembodied hand has inscribed on the palace wall, telling King Belshazzar that he will be overthrown. Words nearby handwriting on the wallhandwork, handwoven, handwringing, handwrite, handwriting, handwriting on the wall, handwritten, handwrought, handy, handy-andy, handy-dandy The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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