Noun
handwriting on the wall (uncountable)
(idiomatic) alternative form of writing on the wall
handwriting-on-the-wall
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