speak of the devil
US /spiːk əv ðə ˈdɛvəl/
UK /spiːk əv ðə ˈdɛvəl/
1.
说曹操曹操就到
said when a person you have just been talking about unexpectedly appears
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We were just talking about Tom, and speak of the devil, here he comes!
我们刚说到汤姆，说曹操曹操就到，他来了！
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Oh, speak of the devil, there's Sarah walking towards us.
哦，说曹操曹操就到，莎拉正朝我们走来。