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1 read the handwriting on the wall
предвидеть что-либо (подмечая детали и намёки)I could easily read the handwriting on the wall, and I knew beforehand what was going to happen to our firm.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > read the handwriting on the wall
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2 read the handwriting on the wall
Общая лексика: увидеть признаки надвигающегося крахаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > read the handwriting on the wall
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3 handwriting
[ʹhænd͵raıtıŋ] n1. почеркhandwriting expert - специалист по почеркам, графолог
it is his handwriting - это его почерк /рука/
2. уст. рукопись♢
handwriting on the wall - а) библ. письмена на стене; б) зловещее предзнаменованиеto see /to read/ the handwriting on the wall - увидеть признаки надвигающегося несчастья /краха/
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the writing is on the wall — the writing (or handwriting) is on the wall see handwriting * * * the writing is on the wall (or see/read the writing on the wall) see ↑wall, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑writing … Useful english dictionary
read the writing on the wall — read/see the writing on the wall British, American & Australian, American to understand that you are in a dangerous situation and that something unpleasant is likely to happen to you. They saw the writing on the wall and started to behave better … New idioms dictionary
the writing/handwriting is on the wall — (or see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall) used to say that it is clear that something bad will probably happen soon I haven t lost my job yet, but the writing is on the wall: my company just laid off 50 more people today. No one told him… … Useful english dictionary
The writing on the wall — For other uses, see The writing on the wall (disambiguation). Rembrandt s Belshazzar s Feast (1635) captures the scene of fear. (National Gallery, London) The writing on the wall (or the handwriting on the wall or the writing s on the wall or… … Wikipedia
handwriting\ on\ the\ wall — • writing on the wall • handwriting on the wall n. phr. literary 1. A warning; a message of some urgency. 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… … Словарь американских идиом
handwriting on the wall — {n. phr.} A sign that something bad will happen. * /When Bill s team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall./ * /John s employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for… … Dictionary of American idioms
handwriting on the wall — {n. phr.} A sign that something bad will happen. * /When Bill s team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall./ * /John s employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for… … Dictionary of American idioms
see the writing on the wall — read/see the writing on the wall British, American & Australian, American to understand that you are in a dangerous situation and that something unpleasant is likely to happen to you. They saw the writing on the wall and started to behave better … New idioms dictionary
writing\ on\ the\ wall — • writing on the wall • handwriting on the wall n. phr. literary 1. A warning; a message of some urgency. 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… … Словарь американских идиом
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