talk of the devil

說曹操,曹操到!
口語·用于某人突然出現時
英文釋義 Used when someone who has been the subject of conversation unexpectedly appears.
例句
We were just talking about you, and here you are—talk of the devil!
典故來源 源自迷信說法,認為提到魔鬼會招來它。

?? 習語詞匯解析

習語中的關鍵英語詞匯

devil ['d?vl]
n. 魔鬼;家伙;淘氣鬼;冒失鬼; vt. 虐待,折磨;(用扯碎機)扯碎;(替作家,律師等)做助手;抹辣味料烤制或煎煮;
talk [t?:k]
v. 說話;討論;講,說;說閑話; n. 交談;討論;報告;空話;

?? 同首字母習語

take a back seat
退居次要地位,不再參與或占主導地位
take a shine to
對某人或某物很感興趣或很喜歡
the squeaky wheel gets the grease
喧嘩的輪子得到了油脂
the pot calling the kettle black
以貌相人,無視自己的相同缺點而批評他人
take over
接管或控制某事物;接手
the ball is in somebodys court
這取決於某人的決定或行動
turn something on its head
徹底顛覆或改變某事物的觀點、理論或情況
tighten your belt
勒緊腰帶
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