WRITINGONTHEWALL English Idiom Lexeme

A WRITINGONTHEWALL English Idiom Lexeme is an english nominal idiom that is an inevitable doom indicator idiom.

• AKA: "Writing on the Wall", WRITING_ON_THE_WALL, Handwriting-on-the-Wall Idiom.
• Context:
  • It can typically indicate English Inevitable Outcome that is english clearly visible.
  • It can often appear in English Prophetic Contexts about english future failure.
  • It can frequently suggest English Willful Ignorance when english warnings are dismissed.
  • It can generally derive from Biblical Story of Belshazzar's feast in english Book of Daniel.
  • It can usually imply English Divine Judgment or english fate in english original context.
  • It can commonly emphasize English Warning Clarity that should be english obvious.
  • It can sometimes be shortened to "handwriting on the wall" in english variation.
  • It can range from being a Literal WRITINGONTHEWALL Reference to being a Metaphorical WRITINGONTHEWALL Application, depending on its english usage context.
  • It can range from being an Immediate WRITINGONTHEWALL Warning to being a Long-term WRITINGONTHEWALL Warning, depending on its english temporal frame.
  • It can range from being a Personal WRITINGONTHEWALL Sign to being a Societal WRITINGONTHEWALL Sign, depending on its english scope.
  • It can range from being a Subtle WRITINGONTHEWALL Indication to being a Blatant WRITINGONTHEWALL Indication, depending on its english obviousness.
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• Example(s):
  • "The writing is on the wall for that company."
  • "Can't you see the writing on the wall?"
  • "The writing was on the wall months ago."
  • "When sales dropped, the writing was on the wall."
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • CANARYINACOALMINE English Idiom Lexeme, which indicates early warning rather than inevitable outcome.
  • REDFLAG English Idiom Lexeme, which signals immediate danger rather than certain doom.
  • SILVERLEINING English Idiom Lexeme, which finds positive aspect.
  • Literal "writing on the wall" as english graffiti.
• See: English Warning Metaphor, English Idiom, CANARYINACOALMINE English Idiom Lexeme, REDFLAG English Idiom Lexeme, Biblical Reference, English Prophetic Expression, Idiomatic Expression.

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