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
Melissa[mə'lisə]
Hafiz-Arabic
Leudagar-Ancient Germanic
KasperKAHS-per (Polish, Swedish), KAHS-pər (Dutch)Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
DerrenDER-ənEnglish (Rare)
Ashtoreth-Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology