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
LuĈJoLOO-chyoEsperanto
Federicofe-dhe-REE-ko (Spanish), fe-de-REE-ko (Italian)Spanish, Italian
Yuinayoo-ee-nahJapanese
Hyun-Woohyun-ooKorean
ChaseCHAYSEnglish
NeldaNEL-dəEnglish