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Ralph Hodgson

(1871—1962)

British poet

The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery.

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handwriting on the wall

[handwriting on the wall] {n. phr.} A sign that something bad will happen. * /When Bill's team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wall

[wall] See: [BACK TO THE WALL], [BEAT ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL], [CLIMB THE WALL], [FORWARD WALL], [HANDWRITING ON THE WALL], [HOLE-IN-THE-WALL], [STONE WALL] or [BRICK WALL], [TO THE WALL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

writing

[writing] or [handwriting on the wall] {n. phr.}, {literary} A warning; a message of some urgency. * /"This nuclear plant is about to explode, I think," the chief engineer said. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Kenneth Hare

(1888-1962) British poet, author I take politics only medicinally, as a cure of occasional attacks of insomnia. www.english-slang.com

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