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talk of the devil, and he will appear

proverb An acknowledgment of a person who has arrived just as or after they were 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."

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teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
an ounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory
a man is judged by the company he keeps
a man is known by the company he keeps
best-laid plans go astray, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men

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talk at (one)
talk at cross purposes
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talk back (to one)
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talk down
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talk down to (one)
talk ear off
talk head off
talk in circles
talk in riddles
talk into
talk is cheap
talk like a nut
talk like an apothecary
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk of
talk of (someone or something)
talk of a place
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talk of the devil, and he will appear
talk of the town, the
talk on
talk on the big white (tele)phone
talk on the big white phone
talk one’s head off
talk one's head off, to
talk oneself out
talk out
talk out (of) (one's) ass
talk out of
talk out of (one's) arse
talk out of (one's) hat
talk out of both sides of (one's) mouth
talk out of doing
talk out of the back of (one's) head
talk out of turn
talk over
talk over (one's) head
talk over head
talk over someone's head
talk past (one)
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talk my arm off
talk my arms off
talk my ear off
talk my ears off
talk my head off
talk my pants off
talk myself into
talk myself out
talk myself out of
talk myself out of doing
talk myself ragged
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk of
talk of
talk of
talk of (someone or something)
talk of a place
Talk of New York
Talk of the devil
Talk of the devil
Talk of the devil
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talk of the devil and he is sure to appear
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talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear
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talk of the devil, and he will appear
talk of the devil, and he's sure to appear
Talk of the Nation
Talk of the Nation Science Friday
talk of the town
talk of the town
talk of the town
talk of the town, the
talk on
talk on
talk on the big white (tele)phone
talk on the big white phone
talk on the big white telephone
talk one into
talk one ragged
talk one's arm off
talk one's arms off
Talk One's Book
talk one's ear off
talk one's ears off
talk one's head off
talk one's head off, to
talk one's pants off
talk one's way into
talk one's way out of
talk one’s head off
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