mi o vuku a vuk na vrata

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Literally, “we(’re talking) about the wolf and the wolf is at the door”, with the verb implied but left unexpressed.

Proverb

mi o vuku a vuk na vrata (Cyrillic spelling ми о вуку а вук на врата)

1. speak of the devil and he shall appear

Derived terms

• mi o vuku (“speak of the devil”)