Bob's your uncleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Unknown - first printed usage from 1937. Several unsupported theories exist about its origin.

成句

Bob’s your uncle

1. (英国用法, Australian, カナダ用法, idiomatic) "No problem", "the solution is simple", "there you have it", you have what you want, all will be well (appended to the end of a description of how to achieve something).

   Insert the plug, press the switch, and Bob's your uncle.

   You want to go to the stadium? Go straight on until you reach the park, take the first left and Bob’s your uncle!

参照

• Francis Grose, Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, First edition, 1785

• Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban, TAFKAC, 1994.
• "Bob's your uncle" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.