<P> A.J. Langguth and others have suggested that the expression arose after Conservative Prime Minister Robert `` Bob '' Cecil appointed his nephew Arthur Balfour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1887 , an act which was apparently both surprising and unpopular . Whatever other qualifications Balfour might have had , `` Bob 's your uncle '' was seen as the conclusive one . Regardless of the origin , the meaning has become acknowledging , announcing , or explaining a result or outcome that is achieved more easily than might be imagined . </P>
<P> A.J. Langguth and others have suggested that the expression arose after Conservative Prime Minister Robert `` Bob '' Cecil appointed his nephew Arthur Balfour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1887 , an act which was apparently both surprising and unpopular . Whatever other qualifications Balfour might have had , `` Bob 's your uncle '' was seen as the conclusive one . Regardless of the origin , the meaning has become acknowledging , announcing , or explaining a result or outcome that is achieved more easily than might be imagined . </P>
where does bob is your uncle come from
where does bob is your uncle come from
expression arose after Conservative Prime Minister Robert `` Bob '' Cecil appointed his nephew Arthur Balfour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1887 , an act which was apparently both surprising and unpopular
expression arose after Conservative Prime Minister Robert `` Bob '' Cecil appointed his nephew Arthur Balfour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1887 , an act which was apparently both surprising and unpopular