“The writing is on the wall”
Challengesपरिभाषा
केही नराम्रो हुन लागेको छ भन्ने स्पष्ट संकेतहरू छन्।
English: There are clear signs that something bad is going to happen.
उदाहरणहरू
उदाहरणहरू
1 / 2“When our largest client left, the writing was on the wall for the company.”
हाम्रो सबैभन्दा ठूलो ग्राहकले काम छोड्दा, कम्पनी असफल हुने स्पष्ट संकेतहरू देखिन्थे।
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.
हाम्रो सबैभन्दा ठूलो ग्राहकले काम छोड्दा, कम्पनी असफल हुने स्पष्ट संकेतहरू देखिन्थे।
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 dictionaryबारम्बार सोधिने प्रश्नहरू
- What does "The writing is on the wall" mean?
- "The writing is on the wall" means केही नराम्रो हुन लागेको छ भन्ने स्पष्ट संकेतहरू छन्।.
- 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.