talk of the devil

说曹操,曹操到!
口语·用于某人突然出现时
英文释义 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!
典故来源 源自迷信说法,认为提到魔鬼会招来它。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

devil ['dɛvl]
n. 魔鬼;家伙;淘气鬼;冒失鬼; vt. 虐待,折磨;(用扯碎机)扯碎;(替作家,律师等)做助手;抹辣味料烤制或煎煮;
talk [tɔ:k]
v. 说话;讨论;讲,说;说闲话; n. 交谈;讨论;报告;空话;

🔤 同首字母习语

take a back seat
退居次要地位,不再参与或占主导地位
take a shine to
对某人或某物很感兴趣或很喜欢
the squeaky wheel gets the grease
喧哗的轮子得到了油脂
the pot calling the kettle black
以貌相人,无视自己的相同缺点而批评他人
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
彻底颠覆或改变某事物的观点、理论或情况
tighten your belt
勒紧腰带
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