"speak of the devil" meaning in English

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          "word": "are your ears burning"
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        {
          "word": "ears are burning"
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          "word": "on cue"
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          "word": "speaking of#Interjection"
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        {
          "word": "talk of the devil"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "note": "اُذْكُرْ غَائِبًا تَرَهُ (uḏkur ḡāʔiban tarahu, literally “mention an absent person, and you shall see him”)",
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          "code": "ajp",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "note": "ابن الحلال عند ذكره ببان (ʔibn il-ḥalāl ʕind zikro bibān, literally “the decent man appears with the mention (of his name)”)",
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          "code": "ajp",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "note": "ذكرنا القط، أجا ينط (zakarna l-qoṭṭ, ʔaja ynoṭṭ, literally “we mentioned the cat and he came jumping”)",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "adını çək, qulağını bur"
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "otsoa aipatu, otsoa agertu"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "note": "говорим за вълка, а той в кошарата (govorim za vǎlka, a toj v košarata, literally “speaking about the wolf , and he is in the sheep pen”)",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "parlant del rei de Roma, entra per la porta"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "no es pot dir mal que no aparegui el animal"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "說曹操，曹操到"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "说曹操"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "note": "曹操到 (shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào, literally “speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives”)",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "my o vlku a vlk za dveřmi"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "my o vlku a vlk za humny"
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "når man taler om solen"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "als je het over de duivel hebt, dan zie je zijn staart"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "kus hundist juttu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "siinä paha missä mainitaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "english": "by ellipsis",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "quand on parle du loup"
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        {
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "tu fevelis dal diàul e vegnin fûr i cuars!"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ʒaɣli axsene da ǯoxi xelši daič̣ireo",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "ძაღლი ახსენე და ჯოხი ხელში დაიჭირეო"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann kommt er"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann ist er nicht weit"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "note": "κατά φωνή κι ο γάιδαρος (katá foní ki o gáidaros, literally “by voice, here is the donkey”)",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "note": "מדברים על החמור, והחמור בא (medabrím al ha xamór, ve ha xamór ba, literally “speak of the donkey and the donkey comes”)",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "ne fesd az ördögöt a falra, mert megjelenik"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "oft kemur illur"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "oft kemur illur þá um er rætt"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "oft kemur illur þá getið er"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "oft kemur góður þá getið er og illur þá um er rætt"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "panjang umur"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "tagann gach aon rud lena iomrá ach madadh rua agus marbhán"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "parli del diavolo e spuntano le corna"
        },
        {
          "alt": "うわさをすれば",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "uwasa o sureba",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "噂をすれば"
        },
        {
          "alt": "うわさをすればかげ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "uwasa o sureba kage",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "噂をすれば影"
        },
        {
          "alt": "うわさをすればかげがさす",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "uwasa o sureba kage ga sasu",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "噂をすれば影がさす"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "horang'i-do je mal hamyeon onda",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "lupus in fābulā"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "lupus in sermōne"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "vilką minim, vilkas čia"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "níe za vólkot, vólkot ná vrata",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "ни́е за во́лкот, во́лкот на́ врата"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "snakke om sola"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "når man snakker om sola"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "o wilku mowa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "o wilku mowa, a wilk tu"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "roman": "aparece o rabo",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "falando do diabo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "vorbești de lup și lupul la ușă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ljógok na pomíne",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "лёгок на поми́не"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pro sérovo rečʹ, a séryj navstréčʹ",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "про се́рого речь, а се́рый навстре́чь"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "o vólke pomólvka, a volk i tut",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "о во́лке помо́лвка, а волк и тут"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "thig an donas ri iomradh"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ми о вуку"
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        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
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          "word": "ми о вуку а вук на врата"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "mi o vuku"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
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          "word": "mi o vuku a vuk na vrata"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovenian",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "ti o volku volk iz gozda"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "habla del rey de Roma, y asoma"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "hablando del rey de Roma"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "tala om trollen"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "när man talar om trollen"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "ตายยาก"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "iti an, çomağı hazırla"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "note": "про вовка промовка (pro vovka promovka, literally “speaking of the wolf”)",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "boʻrini gapirsang qulogʻi koʻrinadi"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "sonier am ddiawl, fe ymddengys y cythraul"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "me zol nor dermonen meshiekhn",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "מע זאָל נאָר דערמאָנען משיחן"
        },
        {
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
          "word": "merdım yeno qısey ser"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "speak of the devil"
      ]
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Ellipsis of speak of the devil and he shall appear, which can be traced back to “talk of the Devil, and he’s presently at your elbow”, attested in 1666. The idea behind this (namely, that mentioning a dangerous creature may cause it to appear) is found in many cultures around the world. Compare taboo avoidance (a related linguistic phenomenon).",
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      "word": "are your ears burning"
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      "word": "ears are burning"
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      "word": "on cue"
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        "Terms with Dutch translations",
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        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
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        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
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        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
        "Terms with Slovene translations",
        "Terms with South Levantine Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Uzbek translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
        "Terms with Yiddish translations",
        "Terms with Zazaki translations",
        "Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
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        {
          "text": "A: You know who would appreciate this? Tom. B: Speak of the devil! Look who just walked in!",
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        "An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene."
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        "(idiomatic, humorous) An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene."
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      "word": "talk of the devil"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "اُذْكُرْ غَائِبًا تَرَهُ (uḏkur ḡāʔiban tarahu, literally “mention an absent person, and you shall see him”)",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
    },
    {
      "code": "ajp",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "ابن الحلال عند ذكره ببان (ʔibn il-ḥalāl ʕind zikro bibān, literally “the decent man appears with the mention (of his name)”)",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "tags": [
        "South-Levantine-Arabic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ajp",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "ذكرنا القط، أجا ينط (zakarna l-qoṭṭ, ʔaja ynoṭṭ, literally “we mentioned the cat and he came jumping”)",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "tags": [
        "South-Levantine-Arabic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "adını çək, qulağını bur"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "otsoa aipatu, otsoa agertu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "note": "говорим за вълка, а той в кошарата (govorim za vǎlka, a toj v košarata, literally “speaking about the wolf , and he is in the sheep pen”)",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "parlant del rei de Roma, entra per la porta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "no es pot dir mal que no aparegui el animal"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "說曹操，曹操到"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "说曹操"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "曹操到 (shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào, literally “speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives”)",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "my o vlku a vlk za dveřmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "my o vlku a vlk za humny"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "når man taler om solen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "als je het over de duivel hebt, dan zie je zijn staart"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "kus hundist juttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "siinä paha missä mainitaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "by ellipsis",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "quand on parle du loup"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "tu fevelis dal diàul e vegnin fûr i cuars!"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒaɣli axsene da ǯoxi xelši daič̣ireo",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "ძაღლი ახსენე და ჯოხი ხელში დაიჭირეო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann kommt er"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann ist er nicht weit"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "note": "κατά φωνή κι ο γάιδαρος (katá foní ki o gáidaros, literally “by voice, here is the donkey”)",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "note": "מדברים על החמור, והחמור בא (medabrím al ha xamór, ve ha xamór ba, literally “speak of the donkey and the donkey comes”)",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "ne fesd az ördögöt a falra, mert megjelenik"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "oft kemur illur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "oft kemur illur þá um er rætt"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "oft kemur illur þá getið er"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "oft kemur góður þá getið er og illur þá um er rætt"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "panjang umur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "tagann gach aon rud lena iomrá ach madadh rua agus marbhán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "parli del diavolo e spuntano le corna"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うわさをすれば",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uwasa o sureba",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "噂をすれば"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うわさをすればかげ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uwasa o sureba kage",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "噂をすれば影"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うわさをすればかげがさす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uwasa o sureba kage ga sasu",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "噂をすれば影がさす"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "horang'i-do je mal hamyeon onda",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "lupus in fābulā"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "lupus in sermōne"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "vilką minim, vilkas čia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "níe za vólkot, vólkot ná vrata",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "ни́е за во́лкот, во́лкот на́ врата"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "snakke om sola"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "når man snakker om sola"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "o wilku mowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "o wilku mowa, a wilk tu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "roman": "aparece o rabo",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "falando do diabo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "vorbești de lup și lupul la ușă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljógok na pomíne",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "лёгок на поми́не"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pro sérovo rečʹ, a séryj navstréčʹ",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "про се́рого речь, а се́рый навстре́чь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "o vólke pomólvka, a volk i tut",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "о во́лке помо́лвка, а волк и тут"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "thig an donas ri iomradh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "ми о вуку"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "ми о вуку а вук на врата"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mi o vuku"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mi o vuku a vuk na vrata"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovenian",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "ti o volku volk iz gozda"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "habla del rey de Roma, y asoma"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "hablando del rey de Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "tala om trollen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "när man talar om trollen"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "ตายยาก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "iti an, çomağı hazırla"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "note": "про вовка промовка (pro vovka promovka, literally “speaking of the wolf”)",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "boʻrini gapirsang qulogʻi koʻrinadi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "sonier am ddiawl, fe ymddengys y cythraul"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "me zol nor dermonen meshiekhn",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "מע זאָל נאָר דערמאָנען משיחן"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive",
      "word": "merdım yeno qısey ser"
    }
  ],
  "word": "speak of the devil"
}