I know I am going to be fired. I can read the handwriting on the wall.
•Can't you read the handwriting on the wall? Can't you see what they are planning?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
the writing is on the wall — the writing (or handwriting) is on the wall see handwriting * * * the writing is on the wall (or see/read the writing on the wall) see ↑wall, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑writing … Useful english dictionary
read the writing on the wall — read/see the writing on the wall British, American & Australian, American to understand that you are in a dangerous situation and that something unpleasant is likely to happen to you. They saw the writing on the wall and started to behave better … New idioms dictionary
the writing/handwriting is on the wall — (or see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall) used to say that it is clear that something bad will probably happen soon I haven t lost my job yet, but the writing is on the wall: my company just laid off 50 more people today. No one told him… … Useful english dictionary
The writing on the wall — For other uses, see The writing on the wall (disambiguation). Rembrandt s Belshazzar s Feast (1635) captures the scene of fear. (National Gallery, London) The writing on the wall (or the handwriting on the wall or the writing s on the wall or… … Wikipedia
handwriting\ on\ the\ wall — • writing on the wall • handwriting on the wall n. phr. literary 1. A warning; a message of some urgency. this nuclear plant is about to explode, I think, the chief engineer said. We d better get out of here in a hurry, the handwriting is on the… … Словарь американских идиом
handwriting on the wall — {n. phr.} A sign that something bad will happen. * /When Bill s team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall./ * /John s employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for… … Dictionary of American idioms
handwriting on the wall — {n. phr.} A sign that something bad will happen. * /When Bill s team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall./ * /John s employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for… … Dictionary of American idioms
see the writing on the wall — read/see the writing on the wall British, American & Australian, American to understand that you are in a dangerous situation and that something unpleasant is likely to happen to you. They saw the writing on the wall and started to behave better … New idioms dictionary
writing\ on\ the\ wall — • writing on the wall • handwriting on the wall n. phr. literary 1. A warning; a message of some urgency. this nuclear plant is about to explode, I think, the chief engineer said. We d better get out of here in a hurry, the handwriting is on the… … Словарь американских идиом
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