handwriting on the wall

Noun

Meaning

handwriting on the wall (uncountable)

(idiomatic) alternative form of writing on the wall

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

handwriting-on-the-wall

Synonyms

tocsin karma inevitability premonition foreknowledge red flag forewarning predestinate tip off antecessor prenotion sinking feeling bodement

Antonyms

product fabrication hansel untruth ray of light handsel
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Examples

Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it. Adlai Stevenson II

If you can see the handwriting on the wall ... you're on the toilet. Redd Foxx

The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery. Ralph Hodgson

Counselors such as Cardinal Henry Beaufort saw the handwriting on the wall, but English prestige would not permit a withdrawal from France. Source: Internet

By 1860 the Qing had had 20 years to see the handwriting on the wall, yet they failed to act. Source: Internet

If we continue to ignore the handwriting on the wall in Yerevan not only Armenia will pay the price of that ignorance. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

handwriting expert handwriting is on the wall handwriting like chicken scratch handwriting on wall handwritten handwritten book