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speak of the devil and he appears

A person comes just when you are talking about him. — A proverb.

We were just talking about Bill when he came in the door. Speak of the devil and he appears.

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devil

[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

appear

[appear] See: [SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

of die devil

[of die devil] See: [SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

to speak of

[to speak of] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Important; worth talking about; worth noticing. - Usually used in negative sentences. * /Did it rain yesterday? Not to speak of./ * /What happened […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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