writ イディオム
handwriting on the wall
in writing
nothing to write home about
the handwriting is on the wall
write it off
write off
write up
writer's block
written all over your face
written in blood
written in stone
write down
They tried in vain to write down the movement．他们试图写文章诋毁这个运动，可是枉费心机。
The critics wrote down the play and it was withdrawn．评论家们贬低这个戏剧，它被停演了。
2．describe；regard 描述；看作They seem to have written him down as a fool．他们似乎把他写成了一个傻瓜。
3．reduce the book value of 减低…的帐面价值
These shares should be written down，as we want to attract more buying at present．既然我们目前想吸引更多的人买进这些股票，就应该降低它的票面价格。
write home about
The exhibition was nothing to write home about．展览会并没什么吸引人的精彩东西。
The entertainment at the New Year's party was something to write home about．新年晚会的娱乐节目真是好极了。
write oneself out
He has written himself out．他已经竭尽才智，写不出东西来了。
write out
The teacher asked her to write the whole thing out．老师让她把事情的始末都写出来。
She wrote out a cheque for ￡50．她开了一张50镑的支票。
write up to
Idiom(s): write sb or sth up toTheme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN
write an article about someone or something.
• A reporter wrote me up for the Sunday paper.
• I wrote up a local factory and sent the story to a magazine, but they didn't buy the story.
write sth up
Idiom(s): write sth upTheme: PREPARATION
to prepare a bill, order, or statement.
• Please write the order up and send me a copy.
• As soon as I finish writing up your check, I'll bring you some more coffee.
write sth out
Idiom(s): write sth outTheme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN
to spell or write a number or an abbreviation.
• Don't just write "7," write it out.
• Please write out all abbreviations, such as Doctor for Dr.
write sth off
Idiom(s): write sth offTheme: FINANCIAL
to absorb a debt or a loss in accounting.
• The bill couldn't be collected, so we had to write it off
• The bill was too large, and we couldn't write off the amount. We decided to sue.
write sth down
Idiom(s): write sth downTheme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN
to write something; to make a note of something. (Also without down.)
• If I write it down, I won't forget it.
• I wrote down everything she said.
see the handwriting on the wall
Idiom(s): see the (hand)writing on the wallTheme: PERCEPTION
to know that something is certain to happen.
• If you don't improve your performance, they'll fire you. Can't you see the writing on the wall?
• I know I'll get fired. I can see the handwriting on the wall.
read the handwriting on the wall
Idiom(s): read the handwriting on the wallTheme: PREDICTION
to anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues.
• I know I am going to be fired. I can read the handwriting on the wall.
• Can't you read the handwriting on the wall? Can't you see what they are planning?
Handwriting like chicken scratch
If your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch.Rewrite history
If you rewrite history, you change your version of past events so as to make yourself look better than you would if the truth was told.Writ large
If something is writ large, it is emphasised or highlighted.Writing on the wall
If the writing's on the wall for something, it is doomed to fail.Write down|note down
write something: "Could you write down your mobile phone number?"ghost-writer|ghost|writer
n. A writer whose identity remains a secret and who writes for another who receives all the credit. It is rumored that John Smith's best-selling novel was written by a ghost-writer.handwriting on the wall|handwriting|wall
n. phr. A sign that something bad will happen. When Bill's team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall. John's employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for another job.write home about|write|write home
v. phr. To become especially enthusiastic or excited about; boast about.
Often used after "to". Mary's trip to the World's Fair was something to write home about. Joe did a good enough job of painting but it was nothing to write home about. "That was a dinner worth writing home about!" said Bill coming out of the restaurant.write off(1)|write|write off
v. phr. 1. To remove (an amount) from a business record; cancel (a debt); accept as a loss. If a customer dies when he owes the store money, the store must often write it off.Compare: CHARGE OFF. 2. To accept (a loss or trouble) and not worry anymore about it; forget. Mr. Brown had so much trouble with the new TV set that he finally wrote it off and bought a new one. Jim's mistake cost him time and money, but he wrote it off to experience.
Compare: CHARGE OFF2.
Antonym: CHALK UP2. To say that (something) will fail or not be good; believe worthless. Just because the boys on the team are young, don't write the team off.
Compare: COUNT OUT.
write up(1)|write|write up
v. 1. To write the story of; describe in writing; give a full account of. Reporters from many newspapers are here to write up the game. The magazine is writing up the life of the President. 2. To put something thought or talked about into writing; finish writing (something). John took notes of what the teacher said in class and he wrote them up when he got home. The author had an idea for a story when he saw the old house, and he wrote it up later.write-off(2)|write|write off
n. A loss. This last unfortunate business venture of ours is an obvious write-off.write-up(2)|write|write up
n. A report or story in a newspaper or magazine. There was a write-up of the accident in the newspaper. I read an interesting write-up about the President in a new magazine.writer's block|block|writer
n. phr. A condition of being unable to write; a period when the words just won't come. One of the more common problems writers occasionally experience is a writer's block that may last a shorter or a longer time. They say that the reason for Ernest Hemingway's suicide was a severe and seemingly endless writer's block.writer's cramp|cramp|writer
n. Pain in the fingers or hand caused by too much writing. Holding your pencil too tightly for too long often gives you writer's cramp. Often used humorously to stress the idea that you have been doing a lot of writing. By the time Mary finished her Christmas cards she complained of writer's cramp.writing on the wall|handwriting|handwriting on the
n. phr., literary A warning; a message of some urgency. "This nuclear plant is about to explode, I think," the chief engineer said. "We'd better get out of here in a hurry, the handwriting is on the wall."written in stone|stone|written
adj. phr. Holy; unchangeable; noble and of ancient origin. You should wear shoes when you come to class, although this is not carved in granite. The Constitution of the United States is so hard to change that one thinks of it as written in stone.handwriting
handwritingsee the handwriting on the wall
to foresee impending disaster or misfortune: Dan. 5:5-28
unwritten law
unwritten lawAn accepted although informal rule of behavior, as in It's an unwritten law that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool. [Mid-1400s]
write one's own ticket
write one's own ticketSet one's own conditions or course of action according to one's wishes or needs. For example, This generous grant lets recipients write their own tickets. This term uses ticket in the sense of “something entitling the holder to a privilege.” [Colloquial; 1920s]
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