TODAY'S IDIOM: THE WRITING / HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL

"THE WRITING / HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL"

If the writing is on the wall, or the handwriting is on the wall, there are signs that a person or organization is in trouble and might soon fail.

Example: Their old quarterback was occasionally dropped from the team early in the season, so the handwriting was on the wall even then. 

Está escrito.

Example sentences:

• The writing has been on the wall for this government ever since the street protests and demonstrations against it first began / Estaba escrito para este gobierno desde las protestas y manifestaciones callejeras en contra de su inicio.

• The writing had been on the wall for a few months, so no-one was surprised when the restaurant finally closed down / Y aestaba escrito desde hace algunos meses, así que nadie se sorprendió cuando el restaurante finalmente cerró.

Additional examples:

• Area residents can see the writing on the wall and realize that if they don't cooperate with the police, these crimes will continue.

• As leaders, they should have seen the handwriting on the wall and come up with an alternative course of action.

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