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of die devil

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SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[devil] See: [BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA], [FULL OF THE OLD NICK] or [FULL OF THE DEVIL], [GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE], [GO TO THE DEVIL], [PLAY […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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