“The writing is on the wall”
ChallengesĐịnh nghĩa
Có những dấu hiệu rõ ràng cho thấy điều gì đó tồi tệ sắp xảy ra.
English: There are clear signs that something bad is going to happen.
Ví dụ
Ví dụ
1 / 2“When our largest client left, the writing was on the wall for the company.”
Khi khách hàng lớn nhất của chúng tôi rời đi, đã có những dấu hiệu rõ ràng cho thấy công ty sẽ thất bại.
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.
Khi khách hàng lớn nhất của chúng tôi rời đi, đã có những dấu hiệu rõ ràng cho thấy công ty sẽ thất bại.
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 dictionaryCâu hỏi thường gặp
- What does "The writing is on the wall" mean?
- "The writing is on the wall" means có những dấu hiệu rõ ràng cho thấy điều gì đó tồi tệ sắp xảy ra.
- 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.