a sign that something bad will happen soon
ein Zeichen, dass etwas Schlechtes bald passieren wird (ain zaykhen dass etvas shlehktes baltet passieren veerd)
"When sales started falling, the manager saw the writing on the wall."
"Als die Verkaufszahlen zu sinken begannen, sah der Manager die Schreibung an der Wand." (Als di verkaufszahlen zu sinken begannen, sah der manager **die schreiberei an der wand**)
to fail completely; to come to nothing
to keep something and not give it away
to be very confident and not shy at all
to be very eager or impatient for something to happen
showing a lot of affection publicly
to make a lot of progress or improvement