Bob's your uncle

English Alternative forms en Bob is your uncle Etymology en. Several unsupported theories exist about its origin. A common explanation, involving Arthur Balfour gaining a promotion through the supposed intercession of his uncle, Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, is doubted because the expression did not appear in print until 1924. Pronunciation en en-au-bob's_your_uncle.ogg AU Phrase phr Bob's your uncle en UK Commonwealth Irish idiomatic No problem, the solution is simple, there you have it, it's that easy, you have what you want, all will be well: indicates a desirable conclusion has been reached with ease. en Bob's your father's brother Bob's your mother's brother Bob's your uncle, Fanny's your aunt hey presto job's a good 'un Robert's your father's brother Robert's your mother's brother Robert's your uncle voilà en Insert the plug, press the switch, and Bob's your uncle. en You want to go to the stadium? Go straight on until you reach the park, take the first left and Bob's your uncle! en 1954 Brendan Behan w:The Quare Fellow act 3 republished in 1990 Cóilín Owens; Joan Newlon Radner Irish Drama, 1900–1980 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ePAecjhETukC&pg=PA591&dq=%22Bob%27s+your+uncle%22+-intitle:%22koomkie%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=c9D6ToHEA6jLmAWX7PTlCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Bob%27s%20your%20uncle%22%20-intitle%3A%22koomkie%22&f=false 591 And you're not going to give me that stuff about just shoving over the lever and bob's your uncle. You forget the times the fellow gets caught and has to be kicked off the edge of the trap hole. en 2007 Preston Gralla Big Book of Windows Hacks http://books.google.com.au/books?id=CNvRtnZUPI8C&pg=PA314&dq=%22Bob%27s+your+uncle%22+-intitle:%22koomkie%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=t9z6TpnnH8WOmQWWmficDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Bob%27s%20your%20uncle%22%20-intitle%3A%22koomkie%22&f=false 314 O'Reilly Media Click the Import Contacts button and—Bob's your uncle (that's "Tada!" for my readers)—you should see a confirmation that all went according to plan, and your contacts have been imported into your Gmail address book. en 2008 Julian Knight Wills, Probate, & Inheritance Tax For Dummies http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xutd9gD9KmIC&pg=PT57&dq=%22Bob%27s+your+uncle%22+-intitle:%22koomkie%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=09r6TuDPEJGimQXe-J2bAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Bob%27s%20your%20uncle%22%20-intitle%3A%22koomkie%22&f=false unnumbered UK Simply type in a description of your item and Bob's your uncle: someone, somewhere in the eBay virtual universe will be selling something similar. en 2011 Lauren O'Farrel Stitch London: 20 Kooky Ways to Knit the City and More 112 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_M7B3wqrFVMC&pg=PA112&dq=%22Bob%27s+your+uncle%22+-intitle:%22koomkie%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=p9T6TuPHAeqcmQXJqoWSAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Bob%27s%20your%20uncle%22%20-intitle%3A%22koomkie%22&f=false All you need to do is learn to make these little loops and Bob's your uncle, you're a real live knitter. Usage notes Bob's your uncle is the original and is in everyday use; all variations such as Robert's your mother's brother are facetious and much less common. Translations desirable conclusion is reached Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 就這樣唄 jiù zhèyàng bei Danish: da Dutch: nl klaar is Kees Finnish: fi se on siinä French: fr le tour est joué, fr et voilà le travail, fr c'est parti mon kiki German: de und schon haben wir's Hungarian: "that's all" hu ennyi (az egész), reaching an outcome hu már meg is vagy, reaching a place hu már ott is vagy Indonesian: id Bob adalah pamanmu Macedonian: mk кој ка́ко те́бе? Portuguese: pt pronto, pt prontinho, pt no papo está no papo, pt não tem erro, pt é batata it's potato Brazil, colloquial Russian: ru дело в шляпе [и] де́ло в шля́пе [and] the business is in the hat, ru вуаля́ Spanish: es vualá, es listoco, es ya está Welsh: cy dyna ti, cy dyna chi, cy dyna ni References Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban, TAFKAC, 1994. en eponyms sentences