speak of the devil

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mention · summon · arrive · doorway · surprise · irony · omen · unexpected · talking · gossip · curse · superstition · whisper · materialize · entrance · spooky · eerie · luck

Opposites
coincidental timing of appearance

speak of the devilnowhere to be found

Entirely absent despite searching

missing in action · absent without leave · out of sight out of mind · long gone

conversational invocation

speak of the devilbite your tongue

Refrain from speaking

mum's the word · say nothing

conversational expectation

speak of the devilright on cue

as expected · fashionably late · no-show

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