talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear



talk of the devil, and he is bound 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, talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear! We were just chatting about something funny you said the other day."
See also: and, appear, bound, he, of, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shiphrah-Biblical
Kazukikah-zoo-keeJapanese
Galene-Ancient Greek
Roshanara-Persian (Archaic)
Andreyahn-DRYAY (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
Haran-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew