what is with Bob's your uncle? Three days several different shows using this phrase..I have not heard it until now...
So, I used this special inter-web box thingy to look it up...
Bob's your uncle is a commonly used expression known mainly in Britain, Ireland and Commonwealth nations. It is often used immediately following a set of simple instructions and carries roughly the same meaning as the phrase "and there you have it" or "quickly"; for example, "To make a ham sandwich, simply put a piece of ham between two slices of buttered bread, and Bob's your uncle."
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BOB'S YOUR UNCLE
All you have to do is one simple action and Bob's your uncle! You have attained something very easily. Just like Arthur Balfour did in 1886.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable says the nephew was A.J.Balfour and the post in question was Chief Secretary for Ireland. Since Uncle Bob had previously appointed him as
(1) President of the Local Government Board, and
(2) Secretary for Scotland
this third posting lead some uncharitable souls to mutter darkly about nepotism. The uncle in question was the Prime Minister Lord Robert Marquis of Salisbury.
Many considered the appointment was not made on merit but because "Bob was his uncle". He was the nephew of Lord Salisbury, whose Christian name was Robert, or Bob for short.
In fact, Mr Balfour proved a formidable politician and later became Prime minister himself.