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Definition: Speak Of The Devil |
Speak Of The DevilVerb1. Mention someone's name who just then appears. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Speak Of The Devil |
| Specialty definitions using "speak of the devil": saw. (references) |
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Speak of the Devil is an album by Ozzy Osbourne & Blizzard of Ozz. Released in 1982.This release was named "Talk Of The Devil" in the UK. This live concert featuring only Black Sabbath covers was recorded at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27th of September 1982.
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Screenplays | I've always wondered where that phrase came from - speak of the devil. (Ed; writing credit: Steven Joel Kerzner) | |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SAW, n. A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So called because it makes its way into a wooden head. Following are examples of old saws fitted with new teeth. A penny saved is a penny to squander. A man is known by the company that he organizes. A bad workman quarrels with the man who calls him that. A bird in the hand is worth what it will bring. Better late than before anybody has invited you. Example is better than following it. Half a loaf is better than a whole one if there is much else. Think twice before you speak to a friend in need. What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do it. Least said is soonest disavowed. He laughs best who laughs least. Speak of the Devil and he will hear about it. Of two evils choose to be the least. Strike while your employer has a big contract. Where there's a will there's a won't. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
speak of the devil | 18 |
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| Language | Translations for "speak of the devil"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Portuguese | fala do diabo e ele aparece. (various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-e-f-h-i-k-l-o-p-s-t-v" | |
-5 letters: defoliates, petalodies, shoplifted, videotapes. | |
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