the writing on the wall (墙上的字)

Idiom Religion

含义

a sign that something bad will happen soon

某种预示着不久后会发生坏事的迹象 (mou zhong yu shi zhe bu jiu hou hui fa sheng huai shi de ji xiang)

例句

"When sales started falling, the manager saw the writing on the wall."

"当销售开始下降时,经理看到了墙上的字。" (dang xiao shou kai shi xia jiang shi, jing li kan dao le **qiang shang de zi**)