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单词 the writing (or handwriting) is on the wall
释义

the writing (or North American handwriting) is on the wall

There are clear signs that something unpleasant or unwelcome is going to happen: the writing was on the wall for the old system...
  • However, although the writing is on the wall for the old hospital buildings at Bishopstoke, residents have been given a glimmer of hope in the possibility of rebuilding new services on the site.
  • When the handwriting is on the wall, it's prudent to get your ‘true’ position on the record before anyone thinks you were responsible for the failure.
  • Obviously, it would be a seismic shift at the New York Stock Exchange, but I think the handwriting is on the wall.

Synonyms

omen, ill omen, bad omen, portent, sign, indication, presage, warning, forewarning, foreshadowing, forecast, harbinger, augury, threat, menace, signal, hint, straw in the wind
literary foretoken
With biblical allusion to Dan. 5:5, 25–8
See parent entry: writing
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