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Thread #123344 Message #2714821
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
02-Sep-09 - 03:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: Is Bob Your Uncle?
Subject: RE: BS: Is Bob Your Uncle?
Why immigrants are baffled by English. This one is little used in the U. S., but a lot of people there understand what is meant by it.
There are claims that the phrase is old, but can anyone find a quotation before the 1930s?
One from New Zealand is "Bob's a dying" meaning kicking up a fuss. This one is in the OED, but I couldn't find "Bob's your uncle."