Bob’s your uncle
Americanidiom
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
Next we see their initial London dinner together as the pair trade life stories: She a widow demurely talking about her single grandchild and he — the kind of elderly party who uses phrases like “bob’s your uncle” — a son moved to Australia and never seen.
From Los Angeles Times
“The measure of success would be that I would be able to choose from a high number of publications wherein I know that I can trust everything they say with the occasional mistake, which they will then fix. Because news is hard; you’re going to make mistakes, then you correct them and Bob’s your uncle.”
From The Guardian
“Here! Then just head east. No need to get bogged down in Bristol. M4 to junction 18, then the A46 to Bath. Bob's your uncle.”
From Literature
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"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
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