speak of the devil
- 1Said when a person you were just talking about suddenly shows up.
Speak of the devil. There's Sara now, right as we were talking about her!
We were wondering where Tom went, and then, speak of the devil, he walked in.
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Origin
Short for "speak of the devil and he shall appear." People once believed that talking about something dangerous could make it show up.