Speak Of The Devil

Speak of the Devil

 

= phrase used when a person or an object of discussion unexpectedly becomes present during the conversation

*It is short for: “Speak of the devil and he shall appear.” However, it is a positive term.

Basically, “speak of the devil” means: “Wow, we were just talking about you before you suddenly appeared.”

Ex:
Person #1: “My friend is really cool, I hope you can meet him.”
Person #2: “Yes, I want to meet him.”
Person #3: “Hello”
Person #1: “Wow, “speak of the devil!”  We were just talking about you.”

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