THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL


Meaning of THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL in English

phrasal

Etymology: so called fr. the mysterious handwriting in the Bible that appeared on the wall of Belshazzar's palace to foretell his doom (Dan 5)

: a doom foreshadowed : an omen of one's fate usually unpleasant

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