詞彙 "speak of the devil, and he shall appear" 在中文的含義

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speak of the devil, and he shall appear

US /spiːk əv ðə ˈdev.əl ənd hiː ʃæl əˈpɪr/
UK /spiːk əv ðə ˈdev.əl ənd hiː ʃæl əˈpɪə/
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成語

說曹操,曹操就到

said when a person appears just after being mentioned

範例:
We were just talking about John when he walked in. Speak of the devil, and he shall appear!
我們剛談到約翰他就進來了。真是說曹操,曹操就到
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear; I was just about to call you.
說曹操曹操到;我正準備給你打電話呢。