噂をすれば影（うわさをすればかげ）

Japanese vocabulary

Meaning: speak of the devil

Idioms & proverbs containing “噂をすれば影”

• 噂をすれば影が射す (うわさをすればかげがさす) — speak of the devil and he shall appear; speak rumours of someone and they shall appear

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