writing on the wall

Meaning

Noun

An ominous warning; a prediction of bad luck.

Origin

From the Biblical story in Daniel 5, where, during a feast held by King Belshazzar, a hand suddenly appears and writes on a wall the following Aramaic words: Daniel interprets the words as pointing to the downfall of the Babylonian Empire.

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