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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!".
The word "peeler" of similar origin, is used in Northern Ireland. Bob's your uncle "there you go", "it's that simple". [37] (Some areas of US have the phrase Bob's your uncle, Fanny's your aunt) bod a person [38] [39] bodge a cheap or poor (repair) job, can range from inelegant but effective to outright failure. e.g.
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]
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
Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
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I wonder if the source might be Cockney rhyming slang. The WP article mentions the longer version "Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt." Given my understanding of rhyming slang, the "aunt" could rhyme with something related to the meaning such as "can't" or "shan't". Fool4jesus 18:48, 26 September 2023 (UTC)