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"Giriş yaparak Mintik'in Hizmet Şartlarını kabul ettiğinizi ve Gizlilik Politikasının geçerli olduğunu onayladığınızı kabul etmiş olursunuz."
The phrase “bob’s your uncle” is such a classic bit of British English, isn’t it? It basically means “and there you have it,” or “it’s done,” usually after a set of really simple instructions, like you’ve just done a magic trick. The most common and accepted origin story, even though there’s a bit of debate on the exact date it appeared in print, comes from a real-life piece of political nepotism back in the late 1800s. The “Bob” everyone is talking about is Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who was the British Prime Minister and people called him Bob for short. In 1887, he appointed his nephew, a guy named Arthur Balfour, to the very important and sensitive position of Chief Secretary for Ireland. This was a really controversial move at the time because Balfour wasn’t exactly known for his experience in that field, so people were pretty suspicious about him jumping up the ladder so fast. The general sarcastic feeling among the public and his political rivals was that the only reason Balfour got the job was because his uncle, Prime Minister Bob, sorted it for him. It was a classic case of who you know, not what you know. So, the phrase “Bob’s your uncle” became a way of saying “your success is guaranteed” or “everything is sorted for you because you have an insider helping you out.” Over time, the sarcastic, political meaning faded away, and it just turned into a casual way to say “it’s all sorted” or “it’s easy” after giving instructions.
Oh, I love that one. It’s a very old British saying. The short answer is that it came from a scandal about a politician. Back in 1887, the Prime Minister, whose name was Robert Cecil (Bob for short), promoted his nephew, Arthur Balfour, to a huge government job in Ireland. Everyone knew Balfour wasn’t really qualified for it, so it was a huge example of favoritism. The whole joke, which then became a catchphrase, was that “it’s easy to get ahead when Bob’s your uncle.” It’s one of those sayings that started out super cynical, pointing out corruption and nepotism, but now it’s just a lighthearted way to finish a sentence like “you mix the dry ingredients, add the milk, and Bob’s your uncle, you’ve got a pancake mix.”
It’s definitely a UK thing, meaning something is really easy to do or the result is a sure thing. I heard a really interesting point that throws a bit of doubt on the famous Prime Minister Robert Cecil story, though. That whole nepotism thing with his nephew Balfour happened in the 1880s, but apparently, the phrase “Bob’s your uncle” didn’t actually show up in print anywhere until the 1920s, which is a big gap like 40 years! Some language historians think it might actually be a corruption of an even older piece of slang from the 1700s, like “all is bob,” which meant everything was safe or good. It’s kind of fun because it means we don’t know for sure, but the Prime Minister story is way more dramatic and memorable, so that’s the one everyone tells.
The phrase means “it’s all sorted” or “you’re all set.” If you look at the etymology, it’s pretty widely believed to be a reference to Lord Salisbury (Robert Cecil), who was a Conservative Prime Minister way back when. He gave his nephew, Arthur Balfour, a leg up in politics by appointing him to a very senior position. It was a classic case of political strings being pulled. It’s a nice little phrase because it went from being an expression of political frustration about someone undeserving getting a job to being a very gentle, common phrase for saying “it works” or “done.” It lost all its original bitterness and just became part of the everyday language.
It’s all about politics, which is hilarious because now it means something simple. Back in the Victorian era, Prime Minister Robert Cecil the “Bob” gave his nephew a really plum job as the Chief Secretary for Ireland. Nepotism at its finest, right? So the saying was created as a snide remark, like “oh, that’s how he got the job, Bob’s his uncle.” Now, when you’re telling someone how to change a flat tyre and you get to the last step, you just say “and Bob’s your uncle” to mean the job’s done and it was simple. The meaning has changed from “corrupt favoritism” to just “easy peasy.”