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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
the writing is on the wall
the ˌwriting is on the ˈwall | see the ˌwriting on the ˈwall idiom (NAmE also the ˌhandwriting on the ˈwall) (saying)used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that sth is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure •It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall. From the Bible story in which strange writing appeared on a wall during a feast given by King Belshazzar, predicting Belshazzar's death and the fall of his city. Main entry: ↑writingidiom
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