handwriting on the wall
clear sign, omen, something that is an obvious symbol
The writing on the wall
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.
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handwriting on the wall
a sign that something bad will happen The handwriting is on the wall. Business conditions are bad so probably nobody will get a pay raise this year.
handwriting on the wall
Synonyms and related words:
Friday, Friday the thirteenth, appointed lot, astral influences, astrology, book of fate, constellation, cup, danger sign, destination, destiny, dies funestis, doom, early symptom, end, falling barometer, fatality, fate, foredoom, forewarning, fortune, future, gathering clouds, high sign, ides of March, inevitability, kismet, lot, moira, omen, planets, portion, precursor, preliminary sign, premonitory sign, premonitory symptom, prodroma, prodrome, quarantine flag, red flag, red light, skull and crossbones, stars, storm petrel, stormy petrel, symptom, thundercloud, thunderhead, unlucky day, warning, warning sign, warning signal, weird, wheel of fortune, will of Heaven, yellow flag, yellow jack
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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