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a portent of things to vs a portent of things

Both phrases are not complete and seem to be fragments of a larger sentence. However, if we consider them as fragments, "a portent of things to come" is the correct and commonly used phrase. It implies that something is a sign or warning of future events.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 909 views

a portent of things to

This phrase is incomplete and does not make sense on its own.

This phrase needs to be completed with the word 'come' to make sense. It is commonly used to indicate that something is a sign or warning of future events.
  • Today's visit from the auditors is a portent of things to come. See also: come, of, thing. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by ...
  • Today's visit from the auditors is a portent of things to come. See also: come, of, thing. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by ...
  • An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen. 2. Prophetic or threatening significance: signs full of portent. 3. Archaic Something ...
  • Today's visit from the auditors is a portent of things to come. See also: come, of, thing. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by ...

a portent of things

This phrase is also incomplete and lacks the necessary word 'to come' to convey the intended meaning.

This phrase needs to be completed with 'to come' to be correct. It is commonly used to indicate that something is a sign or warning of future events.
  • Today's visit from the auditors is a portent of things to come. See also: come, of, thing. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by ...
  • Today's visit from the auditors is a portent of things to come. See also: come, of, thing. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by ...
  • An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen. 2. Prophetic or threatening significance: signs full of portent. 3. Archaic Something ...
  • Lapid is the first politician to emerge from this politics and is in any case a portent of things to come. Yair Lapid's Historic Opportunity Bernard Avishai January 23 ...

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