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speak of the devil
Idioms and Phrases
The person just mentioned has appeared, as in Why, speak of the devil鈥攖here's Jeannie . This expression is a shortening of the older Speak of the devil and he's sure to appear , based on the superstition that pronouncing the devil's name will cause his arrival on the scene. The figurative use was already explained in James Kelly's Scottish Proverbs (1721).Example Sentences
In the weeks since, Francis has alluded to Archbishop Vigan貌鈥檚 letter, to which he has said he will not respond, by speaking of the devil鈥檚 role in trying to divide the church.
In the weeks since, Francis has alluded to Vigan貌鈥檚 letter, to which he has said he will not respond, by speaking of the devil鈥檚 role in trying to divide the church.
The story goes that she had spoken of the devil not long before.
The name Caocao comes from a Chinese idiom that roughly translates as "speak of the devil".
You speak of the devil as a reality to be confronted.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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