written all over it

adjective

Present as a pronounced quality or characteristic.

“This new project has trouble written all over it.”

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Meanings

adjectivewritten all over it (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePresent as a pronounced quality or characteristic.

    This new project has trouble written all over it.

    1 more example

    We had major concerns about the efficiency savings because it had job losses and booking office closures written all over it.

    2021 November 17, “Network News: Damaging strike action called off after RMT agrees 2.5% deal”, in RAIL, number 944, page 10
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APA

written all over it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/written%20all%20over%20it

MLA

“written all over it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/written%20all%20over%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “written all over it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/written%20all%20over%20it.

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