handwriting on the wall

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English - Turkish
(deyim) Tehlike belirtisi
duvara el yazısı
on the wall
duvarın üstünde
English - English
Alternative form of writing on the wall. A divine prediction or sentence to fate
(deyim) The writing on the wall (or sometimes 'handwriting on the wall') is an expression that suggests a portent of doom or misfortune. It originates in the Biblical book of Daniel—where supernatural writing fortells the demise of the Babylonian Empire, but it has come to have a wide usage in language and literature

This nuclear plant is about to explode, I think, the chief engineer said. We'd better get out of here in a hurry, the handwriting is on the wall.

clear sign, omen, something that is an obvious symbol
handwriting on the wall

    Hyphenation

    hand·wri·ting on the wall

    Turkish pronunciation

    händraytîng ôn dhi wôl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhandˌrītəɴɢ ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈwôl/ /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ ˈɔːn ðiː ˈwɔːl/
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