Russian

Idiom

про се́рого ре́чь, а се́рый навстре́чь • ‎(pro sérovo réčʹ, a séryj navstréčʹ)

1. speak of the devil (literally, when it’s spoken about a grey one (wolf), one meets the grey one)

Usage notes

• The form "навстречь" is not used outside the idiom, it is made to rhyme with "речь". Normally, the term навстре́чу ‎(navstréču) should be used instead.