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:
- bite the hand that feeds (someone)
- raise a hand
- first hand
- bound hand and foot
- in hand
- join hands
- have a free hand (to do something)
- hand (something) down to (someone)
- have (someone or something) on one's hands
- hand down (something)
- shake hands on (something)
- hand in hand
- hand in (something)
- hand down a decision
- close at hand