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handwriting on the wall
Idioms and Phrases
Also, writing on the wall . A warning or presentiment of danger, as in The company was losing money, and seeing the handwriting on the wall, she started to look for another job . This expression comes from the Bible (Daniel 5:5鈥31), in which the prophet interprets some mysterious writing that a disembodied hand has inscribed on the palace wall, telling King Belshazzar that he will be overthrown.Example Sentences
The transfer to Turkey happened, Eugen Merzbacher told me, because his father鈥檚 bosses 鈥渟aw the handwriting on the wall.鈥
CNN reported that the Koch Network's Americans for Prosperity Action told their top donors over the weekend that backing Haley was the right decision because she is the last candidate standing against Trump which, considering the obvious handwriting on the wall, is hardly the validation they might want it to be.
Once the Texas Supreme Court issued its stay last Friday, Ms. Cox saw the handwriting on the wall.
But they could read the handwriting on the wall from the UAW鈥檚 contract settlements.
Trump should be able to see the handwriting on the wall.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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