writing – phrases

Terms for subject Idiomatic containing writing | all forms | exact matches only

English	Russian
not worth writing home about	не имеет значения (Халеев)
not worth writing home about	не стоит упоминания (Халеев)
see the writing on the wall	предвидеть (jouris-t)
see the writing on the wall	понять, к чему всё идёт (AMlingua)
see the writing on the wall	предугадать (jouris-t)
see the writing on the wall	понять намёк, уразуметь, сообразить что по чём (Yeldar Azanbayev)
the writing is on the wall	очевидно (SirReal)
the writing on the wall	плохое предчувствие (said to mean that there are clear signs that something will fail Val_Ships)
the writing on the wall	плохое предзнаменование (As leaders, they should have seen the handwriting on the wall and come up with an alternative course of action. Val_Ships)
write home	написать на родину (Yeldar Azanbayev)
write home	написать домой (Yeldar Azanbayev)
write one's name in history	вписать имя в историю (VLZ_58)
write oneself off	махнуть на себя рукой ("He must have known how it would end. So he had written himself off and didn't care." – Raymond Chandler ART Vancouver)
write out of own head	взять из головы (Yeldar Azanbayev)