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
Midge	MIJ	English (Rare)
Ife	-	Western African, Yoruba
Ajit	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali
Maloney	[mə'ləuni]
Pol	-	Catalan
Noy	-	Hebrew