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
Vasilivah-SEE-leeRussian
Marguerite[.ma:gə'ri:t]
Zlatko-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Lois (1)LO-is (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
MickeyMIK-eeEnglish
Agilulf-Ancient Germanic