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:
- take the law into one's own hands
- hand down a decision
- throw one's hands up in horror
- be hand in hand
- hand in glove (with someone)
- first hand
- hand (something) down to (someone)
- read (something) into (something)
- firm hand
- cannot see one's hand in front of one's face
- right hand does not know what the left hand is doing
- bound hand and foot
- turn one's hand to (something)
- hand over hand
- to be in hand