speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear

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 is sure to appear! We were just talking about something funny you said the other day."

See also: and, appear, he, of, speak, sure

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ulisses	-	Portuguese
Yelizaveta	ye-lee-zah-VYE-tah, ee-lee-zah-VYE-tah	Russian
RosÁRio	roo-ZA-ryoo	Portuguese
Laurie	LAWR-ee (English), LOW-ree (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Cornelius	[kɔ:'ni:ljəs]
Martinho	-	Portuguese