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

See also: and, appear, he, of, sure, talk

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arnt	-	Norwegian
Minttu	MEENT-too	Finnish
Epaphras	EP-ə-fras (English)	Biblical, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Wilheard	-	Anglo-Saxon
Matthaios	-	Biblical Greek
Balderston	['bɔ:ldəstəun]