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Bob’s your uncle

American  
[bobz yer uhng-kuhl] / ˈbɒbz jər ˈʌŋ kəl /

idiom

Informal.
  1. (used to emphasize how easily and quickly something can be achieved).

    Just right-click on the background, click “set as wallpaper,” and Bob’s your uncle—new wallpaper on your computer desktop!


Example Sentences

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"We went in together on the Sunday, and on the Monday morning they took us down, took my kidney out, popped it into Lucy and Bob's your uncle," said Katie.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2023

"Before you take off the diaper, you peel off the tape, reach in, pull out the wipes, undo the diaper, check out whatever's going on, take the wipes, boom, boom, boom, Bob's your uncle, done."

From BBC Jun. 7, 2017

Batter goes in the pan, pan goes in the oven, and then Bob's your uncle, it's "The Great British Baking Show."

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2014

In other words, make Britain more like America and Bob's your uncle.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2010

These include "Bob's your uncle", which apparently derives from the nepotistic practices of 1880s PM Robert Cecil.

From The Guardian Aug. 17, 2010

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