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:
- at hand
- turn one's hand to (something)
- at the hands of (someone or something)
- give (someone) a hand with (something)
- hand (something) down to (someone)
- have a hand in (something)
- read (something) over
- by the handful
- read (someone's) mind
- have (someone) eating out of (the palm of) your hand
- eat out of (someone's) hand
- tie (someone's) hands
- read (something) through
- Many hands make light work
- hand over (someone or something) to (someone)