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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Antonino	ahn-to-NEE-no	Italian
HjÖRtur	-	Icelandic
Pandora	[pæn'dɔ:rə]
Apostol	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Madoc	-	Welsh
Avtandil	-	Georgian, Literature