(the) writing is on the wall

(the) writing is on the wall
the writing is on the wall informal phrase
used for saying that it seems likely that something will soon go wrong or stop existing

Is the writing on the wall for tobacco advertising?

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the ˌwriting is on the ˈwall | see the ˌwriting on the ˈwall idiom
(NAmE also the ˌhandwriting on the ˈwall) (saying) used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that sth is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure

It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall.

From the Bible story in which strange writing appeared on a wall during a feast given by King Belshazzar, predicting Belshazzar's death and the fall of his city.
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