(the) writing is on the wall
- (the) writing is on the wall
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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?
Thesaurus: certain or likely to happen
synonym general words meaning to happen
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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
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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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