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what is the origin of the phrase bobs your uncle
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The most popular theory is that Lord (Robert) Salisbury, the Prime Minister in the late 1800s, gave his nephew (somebody Balfour, I think) three different very prominent posts in the government - Chief Secretary for Ireland, President of the Local Government Board and Secretary of State for Scotland. The nepotism was obvious to all, hence the saying.