speak of the devil, and he appears



speak of the devil, and he appears

An acknowledgment of a person who has arrived just as or after he or she was being discussed. John: "Hey everyone, sorry I'm late!" Dave: "Well, speak of the devil, and he appears! We were just talking about something funny you said the other day."
See also: and, appear, he, of, speak

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CateKAYTEnglish (Rare)
AnnagÜL-Turkmen
BentleyBENT-leeEnglish
Anstis['ænstis]
Viktoriavik-TO-ree-ah (German), veek-TO-ree-yah (Russian)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Alona-Hebrew