“The writing is on the wall”
ChallengesDefinisi
Terdapat tanda-tanda yang jelas bahawa sesuatu yang buruk akan berlaku.
English: There are clear signs that something bad is going to happen.
Contoh
Contoh-contoh
1 / 2“When our largest client left, the writing was on the wall for the company.”
Apabila pelanggan terbesar kami pergi, terdapat tanda-tanda jelas bahawa syarikat itu akan muflis.
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.
Apabila pelanggan terbesar kami pergi, terdapat tanda-tanda jelas bahawa syarikat itu akan muflis.
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?
Check the expression in a dictionarySoalan Lazim
- What does "The writing is on the wall" mean?
- "The writing is on the wall" means terdapat tanda-tanda yang jelas bahawa sesuatu yang buruk akan berlaku.
- 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.