talk of the devil, and he will appear



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aspel['æspəl]
Motel-Yiddish
Rajnish-Indian, Hindi
Mavis['meivis]
GintarĖ-Lithuanian
Vittoreveet-TO-reItalian