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speak of the devil |
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speak of the devil (and in he walks), and Talk of the devil (and he is sure to appear). Prov. Talk about a certain person, and that person appears. (Used when someone appears whom you have just been talking about.) Alan: I haven't seen Bob for weeks. Jane: Look, here comes Bob right now. Alan: Well, talk of the devil. Hi, there. We were just talking about you. speak of the devil and in he walks. speak/talk of the devil (humorous) something that you say when a person you are talking about arrives and you are not expecting them Apparently, Lisa went there and wasn't very impressed - oh, talk of the devil, here she is. speak of the devil (spoken) the person we are talking about has just arrived Well, speak of the devil, here's Patrick now. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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