Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bob is your uncle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: bob is y-our un-cle
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Alternative form of Bob's your uncle.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"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."

Questions

What does bob is your uncle mean?: Alternative form of Bob's your uncle.

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