Speak of the devil (idiom)

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00:00Speak of the devil

00:02When the person you were talking about appears unexpectedly

00:05Speak of the devil

00:07Congratulations

00:09Nope, speak of the devil

00:11Hi

00:13Speak of the devil

00:15Daniel here has been giving me a blow by blow of this volleyball tournament

00:18The earliest recorded reference is in Giovanni Torriano's Piazza Universal from 1666

00:25The English say, talk of the devil

00:28And he's presently at your elbow

00:30That was at a time when mentioning the devil's name was thought to rouse the devil's attention and bring about terrible luck