What does the phrase "The writing's on the wall" mean?
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"Mene, Mene! Tekel, Uparsin!"\n("So it is, so it be! A balance, and two coins!")\n{"It is, it is! The Sum of Two Evils"}\n"He who slayed them, is he who encrypted this!  The Two Banners of Wealth, the Two Sons of Evil."\n\nThe Slayer/Encryptor = God\nThe Two Banners of Wealth = World Trade Center\nThe Two Sons of Evil = Saddam Hussain's two sons\n\n"God has encrypted this prophecy, in which He shall slain the two sons of Saddam after the World Trade Center was destroyed."\n\n\n- MENE: God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end. \n- TEKEL: Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. \n- PERES: Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.\n\n--This Biblical Code Prophecy began to be fulfilled with the 9/11's Twin Tower disaster, and it was on 9/11 that led indirectly to the Saddam's/Babylon's War, which is its main fulfillment.\n\nThe entire prophecy will be repeated again with the coming Anti-Christ, of which Saddam and his sons were a mere shadow.
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When an author writes, it's like when an artist paints. The painting is their work. When you look at a painting, you don't just look at what it IS, you look at what it represents. It's the same with what an author writes. You don't just take it for EXACTLY what it says, you have to look at what his words represent. What the author is "whispering".
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I believe it to mean that if you kill someone (with a sword)they die, that's it.  But if you write things about them (with a pen), everyone will see it and it could survive through the ages.  so the person will be punished longer.\n\nDoes that help?
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the poem or the phrase?  Please explain in more detail.
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What came to my mind when I saw your question was something about editing a text and letting the printer know that it's OK to be printed.\n\nTherefore it would be "bon à tirer" and not "trier" (not the same :-)) which means something as "OK to be printed" e.g. "ready to go <to press>".\n\nI think this is the context of editing and press here.
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This phrase has got many meanings... Depending on the place where you use it...\n\nGenerally it means, "hidden truths about something which is known"
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The phrase is "mind your p's and q's."  It means to be careful and pay attention to detail.  It comes from the old days when we used printing presses and the p's and q's looked similar and would often times get mixed up.
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i would say it's a figure of speech. it's like when you are at a store. one aisle can have food and stuff on it and the other side can have toilet paper things on it.........\nso i guess if you are talking about ploitics then it's like they talk about opposite things....\nthat's all i can think of............hope it helps  ^_^
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Yes it is from Latin!-An "ad literam" translation means:"omni=any" and "modo=way,style...etc".The sense is given by the entire expression!
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writing works on paper, if you are talking to someone, then writing is not so good.
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Famous Lines Department: "Brevity is the soul of wit" is one of those lines which is often quoted, and misquoted, by intellectual snobs today. The word "wit" meant wisdom, while it also meant "humor," and "cleverness." The line means one should never be long-winded. A short explanation is better than a long one. \n\nIt means that true wisdom does not require long-winded explanations. or lengthy speeches, or intensive time-consuming discussions. One will note that this is exactly the sort of thing that Polonius is known for.
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Neither. Only uneducated idiots write on bathroom walls.  Trust me, I have read some of that stuff . . . please.
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Politely it means "It is none of your business"\n\nDirectly translated\n- It concernes you wet dirt (shit) - \n\nI think whoever it is is trying to tell you to mind your own business. lol
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It is a closing meaning: "Respectfully yours dear heart," and the writer's signature should follow.  \n\nH
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i think it could mean: reading makes u wiser, speaking gives u experince on what to say, and when u write u can express whats really inside. and when u write sometimes u feel better and more complete. like u know what u want or understand a situation better. hope this helps!
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It's all shadows on the wall, man, shadows on the wall.  We think it's the real thing, but it's not.  It's illusory.  The *real* world only exists in the pure forms of beauty, truth, and justice.
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to write things down.