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单词 the writing is on the wall | see the writing on the wall
释义
the writing is on the wall | see the writing on the wall
(North American English also the handwriting on the wall)
  1. (saying) used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that something is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure(看出)厄运临头的预兆,不祥之兆
    • It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall.令人吃惊的是他们就没有一个人看出大难临头的预兆。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
See also wall | writing
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