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Bob
Bob[bɒb]
n
<Í> Боб (мужское имя); см. Robert
♢ Bob's your uncle - сл. всё прекрасно
you go and ask for the job and he remembers your name, and Bob's your uncle - ты идёшь и просишь работу, он вспоминает твоё имя, и всё в порядке
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bob Идиома
Bob's your uncle
"no problem as ""Bob,"" a powerful friend or relative, will do it or have it done" "When I asked her to give your application to the president, she said, ""Bob's your uncle!"""
discombobulate
upset, excite, agitate That whistle discombobulates my dog. He barks and howls.
thing-a-ma-bob/ thing-a-ma-jig
name for a strange part, what-cha-ma-call-it If I can get the thing-a-ma-jig in the right hole, this car may start.
bent as a nine bob note
1. positively homosexual
2. crooked, dishonest
a catch-phrase whose original meaning was version 2, but with the onset of 'bent' referring to homosexually has come to be heard more with regard to version 1. In British currency, a bob was a slang expression for a shilling (five pence) but with decimalization in 1971 became obsolete. There was never any such thing as a nine bob note, hence the simile
bob
1. to visit briefly:"I'm just gonna bob down to the corner shop for some fags, do you want anything?"
2. a shilling in pre-decimal currency which now amounts to 5 pence
bobbing for fries
extremely ugly--as in the girl's so ugly she stuck her face in a fry vat
bobbins
rubbish, nonsense, useless. Manchester rhyming slang for rotten, from bobbins of cotton:"That meal was bobbins, next time we'll eat at home"
bobbinsed
drunk, intoxicated [Manchester use]
Bobby
a policeman/woman. The name derives from the pet form of the Christian name of Sir Robert Peel, who established the present British police organisation
bobby-dazzler
an amazing thing or person
Bobs your uncle
there you have it; a catch phrase expressing satisfactory completion:"Make sure you have primed and undercoated the wood. Then apply the gloss paint and Bob's your uncle! The wood will stay protected and look good for another couple of years"
Bits and bobs
Bits and bobs are small, remnant articles and things- the same as 'odds and ends'.
bobby-soxer|bobby|soxer
n. A teen-aged girl. (1940s idiom) My two daughters, age 13 and 14, are typical bobby-soxers.
bob up
bob up
Appear suddenly or unexpectedly. For example, I didn't know anyone in the group until Harry bobbed up. This term uses the verb bob in the sense of “to bounce,” a usage dating from Chaucer's day. [Late 1800s]
An bob idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with bob, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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