噂うわさをすれば影かげ

expression

speak of the devil

Proverb used when the person you were just talking about appears. Equivalent to the English 'speak of the devil'. The full form is 噂をすれば影が射す.

See also: 噂をすれば影が射す

• 「田た中なかさん、遅おそいね」「噂うわさをすれば影かげだ。ほら、来きたよ」

  "Tanaka is late." "Speak of the devil. Look, here he comes."