Explanation: MB: warning. Unlucky omen. Usage: Partial official; as object; that does not bode well Source: Later Tang Wang Renyu "New Century Heritage of Merry array Tempo": "the meeting that the ominous consequences Lushanbingluan." Examples: Doc remonstrance Wu said: "This is the ~, brother to change the military sunrise." (Ming Shinai "Tales of" sixty-back)
Thesaurus: bode ill rather than well, narrow escape