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idiomwritingthe writing on the wall(also the handwriting on the wall AmE)something that makes people realize that a situation is going to become difficult or unpleasant:Most of the miners will see the writing on the wall and leave the mines before they are sacked.The rejection of Seascape's latest building proposal by the planning commission is the handwriting on the wall.Note This idiom comes from a story in the book of Daniel in the Bible, in which the King of Babylon sees a hand writing on the wall. The writing says that an enemy will kill him and take his power.
writing/handwriting on the wall An ominous indication of the course of future events: saw the writing on the wall and fled the country. See:- (one's) (hand)writing is like chicken scratch
- handwriting on the wall
- have (hand)writing like chicken scratch
- in writing
- not worth writing home about
- put (something) down in writing
- read the (hand)writing on the wall
- see the (hand)writing on the wall
- see the writing on the wall
- set (something) down in writing
- the (hand)writing is on the wall
- the (hand)writing on the wall
- the writing is on the wall
- the writing on the wall
- write (one's) (own) ticket
- write (something) in plain English
- write (something) in plain language
- write a bum check
- write away
- write down
- write in
- write off
- write on water
- write out
- writing
- writing on the wall, the
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