speak of the devil ...

my o vlku a ...
"Did you hear what happened to Jane yesterday - oh, speak of the devil, here she is." (Slyšela jsi, co se včera stalo Janě - je, my o vlku a tady ji máme.)

talk of the devil ...

my o vlku a ...
"Did you hear what happened to Jane yesterday - oh, talk of the devil, here she is." (Slyšela jsi, co se včera stalo Janě - je, my o vlku a tady ji máme.)

to give the devil his due ...

abychom mu nekřivdili ...
"I know you don't think much of Peter, but to give the devil his due, he has always helped his friends." (Já vím, že o něm nemáš zrovna valné mínění, ale abychom mu nekřivdili, on vždycky pomohl svým přátelům.)

to give the devil his due ...

abych mu nekřivdil ...
"I don't like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher." (Já pana Jonese rád nemám, ale abych mu nekřivdil, musím uznat, že je to dobrý učitel.)

be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

ocitnout se mezi dvěma zly
"In front of him the dangerous mountain path, behind him the bandits, he was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea." (Před ním nebezpečná skalní cesta, za ním bandité - ocitl se mezi dvěma zly.)

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