"speak of the devil and he appears" in Indonesian
Definition
Ungkapan ini digunakan saat orang yang sedang dibicarakan tiba-tiba muncul.
Usage Notes (Indonesian)
Ucapan santai dan bergurau, sering disingkat; bisa digunakan untuk siapa saja, tidak hanya orang 'buruk'.
Examples
We were just talking about John, and speak of the devil and he appears, here he is!
Kita baru saja ngomongin John, **baru saja disebut, sudah muncul**, dia datang!
Oh look, speak of the devil and he appears! Sarah just walked in when we mentioned her.
Eh, lihat! **baru saja disebut, sudah muncul**! Sarah masuk begitu kita sebut namanya.
Speak of the devil and he appears, here comes our teacher right after we said his name.
**Baru saja disebut, sudah muncul**, guru kita datang setelah kita sebut namanya.
I was about to text Mark, and speak of the devil and he appears, he just called me.
Aku baru mau SMS Mark, eh **baru saja disebut, sudah muncul**, dia malah meneleponku.
Wow, speak of the devil and he appears—Jason just walked in as we were gossiping about him.
Wah, **baru saja disebut, sudah muncul**—Jason masuk saat kita lagi membicarakannya.
Haha, speak of the devil and he appears—you must have heard us talking about you!
Haha, **baru saja disebut, sudah muncul**—kamu pasti dengar kita lagi ngomongin kamu!