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
Self[self]
Ilie-Romanian
HormazdHOR-mazdPersian Mythology
Agnon['ɑ:g.nɔ:n]
Lycurgus-Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
JaquelynJAK-ə-linEnglish (Rare)