WRITING ON THE WALL

PRONUNCIATION: (RY-ting ahn thuh WAWL)

MEANING: noun: A clear sign of impending decline or disaster.

ETYMOLOGY: From write, from Old English writan + wall, from Old English weall, from Latin vallum (rampart), from vallus (stake). Earliest documented use: 1663.
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WRITING ON THE WALK - preparation for a game of Hopscotch

WRITING ON THE WILL - the literataure of free-choice-vs-determinism

WRITING ON THE BALL - what some stars are still willing to do for their fans