talk of the devil, and he shall appear



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oluwafunmilayo-Western African, Yoruba
Hasan-Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Indonesian
CarynKER-ən, KAR-ənEnglish
SilviaSEEL-vyah (Italian), SEEL-byah (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
BenjÁMin-Hungarian
Vincenteveen-CHEN-teItalian