read the handwriting on the wall
предвидеть что-либо (подмечая детали и намёки)
I could easily read the handwriting on the wall, and I knew beforehand what was going to happen to our firm.
Другие идиомы:
- get one's hands on (someone or something)
- hand down (something)
- first hand
- cannot see one's hand in front of one's face
- read (someone's) mind
- hand in hand
- go away empty-handed
- hand (something) down to (someone)
- read between the lines
- to be in hand
- hands off
- read (something) into (something)
- with hat in hand
- keep one's hands off (someone or something)
- hand in (something)