“Speak of the devil”
意味
The person you were talking about appears.
例文
Examples
“Speak of the devil — here she comes!”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
_____ — here she comes!Compare with the original example
Speak of the devil — here she comes!
Write a two-line conversation using “Speak of the devil”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Speak of the devil" mean?
- "Speak of the devil" means the person you were talking about appears.
- How do you use "Speak of the devil" in a sentence?
- Example: "Speak of the devil — here she comes!"
- Should I interpret "Speak of the devil" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.