“The writing is on the wall”
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Pis bir şeyin baş verəcəyinə dair açıq əlamətlər var.
English: There are clear signs that something bad is going to happen.
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1 / 2“When our largest client left, the writing was on the wall for the company.”
Ən böyük müştərimiz ayrıldıqda, şirkətin müflis olacağına dair açıq-aydın əlamətlər var idi.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
When our largest client left, the writing was on the wall for the company.Compare with the original example
When our largest client left, the writing was on the wall for the company.
Ən böyük müştərimiz ayrıldıqda, şirkətin müflis olacağına dair açıq-aydın əlamətlər var idi.
Write a two-line conversation using “The writing is on the wall”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "The writing is on the wall" mean?
- "The writing is on the wall" means pis bir şeyin baş verəcəyinə dair açıq əlamətlər var.
- How do you use "The writing is on the wall" in a sentence?
- Example: "When our largest client left, the writing was on the wall for the company."
- Should I interpret "The writing is on the wall" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.