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单词 the writing is on the wall
释义

the writing is on the wall

there are clear signs that something unpleasant or unwelcome is going to happen
厄运将至, 凶兆:

the writing was on the wall for the old system.

旧制度的厄运将至。

ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Dan. 5:5, 25-8.

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