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read/see the writing on the wall (British, American & Australian, American)

to understand that you are in a dangerous situation and that something unpleasant is likely to happen to you. They saw the writing on the wall and started to behave better. Those who failed to read the handwriting on the wall lost a lot of money.

See also: read, see, wall, writing

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