Idiom #6: Speak of the Devil

Speak of the devil

Meaning: This phrase is used when a person you have been talking about unexpectedly appears

Example:

• Mark: Awww....Kevin is so small!
• Yoko: Yeah, he is so cute isn't he?
• Mark: I know..oh, doesn't he look like Conan, from Detective Conan!?
• Yoko: Yeah!! Oh my goodness!!!
• Mark: Hahah! Oh, speak of the devil, here he comes now!!!
• Kevin: Aloha teachers~

I drew Kevin in Conan's clothes

Origin: Nowadays this phrase is used in a fun and joking way. It is not used in a mean or evil (sinister) manner. The original 1600's phrase went, "speak of the Devil and he will appear" and was probably said so that people wouldn't say the Devil's name too often (maybe like Voldermort...He-who-must-not-be-named...)

By the way, if you don't know who Detective Conan is, click here!

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