Bob is your uncle

A form of Bob's your uncle — 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.

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of Bob's your uncle.

    You tell those kids, you say to them, I don’t see so good no more, I need you to do things for me, and Bob is your uncle! They are only too happy. They are not bad children; only they have to know what is wrong.

    1986, Jean Gregory, chapter 12, in Love Beyond All Telling, London: Corgi Books, →ISBN, page 228
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    Every year, towards the end of the festival week, he stages a barbecue. One pound fifty a go. Most of the dancing and folk-singing people attend, by now it is almost traditional. His two or three instructors stand by, and those who fancy a flip pay on the spot and Bob is your uncle. Quite profitable.

    1986, Jack Scott, chapter 17, in A Knife Between the Ribs (Alf Rosher; 10), London: The Crime Club, →ISBN, page 149

    Of course the real enthusiast makes his own orderly room date stamp. One needs to be reasonably efficient at lino cuttings. (I was taught it by our handicraft instructor.) A variable date stamp cost 5/6 at any Smiths and when fitted into your lino cut, Bob is your uncle.

    1991, Tom Elder, “Leave without Absence”, in The Elder Tree: Memorabilia of a Traditional Tyneside Family, Edinburgh: The Pentland Press Ltd, →ISBN, page 99
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