Definitions
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- phrase UK, Canada, idiomatic "No problem", "the solution is simple", "there you have it", you have what you want, all will be well; indicates a desirable conclusion has been reached.
Etymologies
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Unknown - first printed usage from 1937. Several unsupported theories exist about its origin. A common explanation, involving Arthur Balfour gaining a promotion through the supposed intercession of his uncle Robert, seems unlikely given the expression was apparently not used before the late 1930s.
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ruzuzu commented on the word Bob's your uncle
See bob's your uncle.
August 3, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word Bob's your uncle
Bob is my uncle: Robert L. Adams.
August 3, 2010