不祥之兆
 
  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
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