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
Thabo-Southern African, Tswana
JuneJOONEnglish
Penelopepə-NEL-ə-pee (English)Greek Mythology, English
AndroclesAN-drə-kleez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Goldie (2)-Yiddish
Elmer['elmə]