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
XosÉ-Galician
Waramunt-Ancient Germanic
Sabinus-Ancient Roman
Elder-Portuguese
AurÈLe-French
NurNOOR (Arabic)Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, Uyghur, Indonesian, Malay