speak of the devil, and he will appear



speak of the devil, and he will 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 will appear! We were just talking about something funny you said the other day."
See also: and, appear, he, of, speak, will

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Juliannayuw-lee-AHN-nah (Polish), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)Hungarian, Polish, English
Azarel-Biblical
Tichaona-Southern African, Shona
MarlynMAHR-linEnglish
Robrecht-Dutch
Jagannath-Indian, Hindi