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what´s the meaning of the idiom { bob´s your uncle } ?
28 juin 2011 22:05
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Bob's your uncle (sometimes elaborately Robert's your mother's brother) is an expression commonly used mainly in Britain and Commonwealth nations. Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions to mean, "And there you have it", or "You're all set". For example, "To make a ham sandwich, just put a piece of ham between two slices of buttered bread, and Bob's your uncle".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_your_uncle
29 juin 2011
i think they meaning is special for uncle but whats mean the (bob) i dont know
3 juillet 2011
This phrase derives from the slang term 'all is bob', meaning 'all is well'. That term is listed in Captain Francis Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 1785:
"A shoplifter’s assistant, or one that receives and carries off stolen goods. All is bob; all is safe."
Nowadays the idiom means a successful result
29 juin 2011
It's British. It means "you're all set" or "you're good to go".
29 juin 2011
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Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (shanghaïen), Anglais, Espagnol
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Chinois (shanghaïen), Anglais
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