Idiom
speak of the devil and he shall appear
Meaning
Alternative form of speak of the devil.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Speak of the devil and he shall appear, there is John now.”
“We were just talking about our boss when he walked in; speak of the devil and he shall appear.”
“As they discussed the rival candidate's sudden arrival, the man himself entered the room, proving that speak of the devil and he shall appear remains a fitting observation.”
Examples
simple
“Speak of the devil and he shall appear, there is John now.”
contextual
“We were just talking about our boss when he walked in; speak of the devil and he shall appear.”
complex
“As they discussed the rival candidate's sudden arrival, the man himself entered the room, proving that speak of the devil and he shall appear remains a fitting observation.”
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