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Phrase(s): We were just talking about you.
a phrase said when a person being discussed appears on the scene. (Compare this with Speak of the devil.) • Tom: Speak of the devil, here comes Bill. Mary: We were just talking about you, Bill. • Sally (approaching Tom and Bill): Hi, Tom. Hi, Bill. What’s new? Bill: Oh, Sally! We were just talking about you.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs