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About angelina salacinski
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I am always reading books and I have various books on quotations. I can answer most questions on quotations from books or other areas.

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i am always doing quizzes so i have a broad knowledge about most things,but i love browsing through my quotation books.

 
   

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Quotations - expression


Expert: angelina salacinski - 9/1/2002

Question
Can you tell me where the expression "the writing's on the wall" came from?

     Thanks, Jane

Answer
hi jane
the writing on the wall meaning evidence or a sign of approaching disaster is with allusion to the biblical story in daniel of the writing that appeared on the palace wall at a feast given by belshazzar,last king of babylon,foretelling that he would be killed and the city sacked.
   hope this answers your question-angelina

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