“on-the-wall”

The following 4 entries include the term on-the-wall.

fly-on-the-wall

adjective

: having or involving an inconspicuous but effective point of observation

wag-on-the-wall

noun

: a wall clock with pendulum and weights exposed

see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall

idiom

: to be aware that something bad will probably happen soon

the writing/handwriting is on the wall

idiom

used to say that it is clear that something bad will probably happen soon


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