talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarvaMAHR-vəEnglish
SemSEM (Dutch)Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Dutch
Judson['dʒʌdsn]
JennieJEN-ee (English)English, Swedish
DƯƠNg-Vietnamese
OprahO-prə (English)Various