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In the American crime series Monk, Randy used the expression Bob's your uncle, and Captain Stottlemeyer, his boss, said 'What's that supposed to mean? I've never heard of it.'
How widely known do you think this saying is Stateside (or anywhere else for that matter), and would any of you worthy American contributors use it in conversation?
Rover
(Wikipedia)Bob's your uncle 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".
How widely known do you think this saying is Stateside (or anywhere else for that matter), and would any of you worthy American contributors use it in conversation?
Rover