skriften på väggen

Swedish

Noun

skriften på väggen c

  1. (idiomatic) the writing on the wall
    Synonym: mene tekel
    • 2008 August 18, Aaron Israelson, “'Ett baby step i rätt riktning'”, in Expressen‎[1], archived from the original on 31 May 2025:
      – Han är en vis man, han är mycket erfaren och han har sett skriften på väggen, sa [...] Qureshi inför sin arbetsgivares TV-sända avgångstal.
      "He is a wise man, he is very experienced, and he has seen the writing on the wall," said Qureshi ahead of his employer's televised resignation speech.
    • 2018 July 1, Anders Lindberg, “'Finns inget som heter demokratisk rasism'”, in Aftonbladet‎[2], archived from the original on 23 January 2022:
      Han såg skriften på väggen före alla andra.
      He saw the writing on the wall before everyone else.

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