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"Bob's your uncle" is an idiom commonly used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries that means "and there it is", or "and there you have it", or "it's done". Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions or when a result is reached. The meaning is similar to that of the French expression "et voilà!".
Bob's Yer Uncle (band), an alternative rock band in Chicago, IL USA; Bob's Your Uncle (band), a late-1980s alternative rock group in Canada "Bob's Yer Uncle", a song by the band Happy Mondays from their album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches "Bop's Your Uncle", a bebop composition by British jazz pianist George Shearing
This is supposedly the origin of the phrase "Bob's your uncle". [135] In February 2010, Sir Christopher Kelly, chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, said that more than 200 MPs used Parliamentary allowances to employ their own relatives in a variety of office roles. He suggested that the practice should be banned. [136]
Flattery will get you nowhere; Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost; Forewarned is forearmed; Fortune favours the bold/brave; Free is for me; From the sublime to the ridiculous (is only a step)
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His most successful play was the 1948 musical farce, Bob's Your Uncle, written in collaboration with Gay. [2] With Gay, Eyton wrote the popular song "All Over The Place" for the 1940 film Sailors Three and the songs for the 1942 film Let the People Sing. He was also one of the soundtrack writers of Body and Soul, a successful boxing film from ...
We're discussing the new Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" (in theaters now). If you haven't seen it, don't think twice, bookmark our story for later. If you haven't seen it, don't think twice ...
The Bob Monkhouse Show (1983–86) Bob's Full House (1984–90) Bob Says Opportunity Knocks (1987–89) The $64,000 Question (UK version of The 64,000 Dollar Question) (1989, 1990–93) Bob's Your Uncle (1991–92) All or Nothing at All (1993) Gagtag (team captain, then host) (1994–1996) An Audience With Bob Monkhouse (1994) Bob Monkhouse On ...