“The writing is on the wall”
Challenges意味
何か悪いことが起こりそうな兆候がはっきりと現れている。
English: There are clear signs that something bad is going to happen.
例文
例文
1 / 2“When our largest client left, the writing was on the wall for the company.”
最大の顧客が去ったとき、会社が倒産する兆候は明らかだった。
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.
最大の顧客が去ったとき、会社が倒産する兆候は明らかだった。
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 何か悪いことが起こりそうな兆候がはっきりと現れている。.
- 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.