Joe | Teaching British English
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Chrissi :
And Fanny’s your aunt
2026-07-17 13:11:26
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thomast637 :
it's for British Prime Minister Robert "Bob" Cecil, who famously appointed his nephew, Arthur Balfour, as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1887, implying success comes easily with well-connected family.
2026-07-22 15:57:35
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Selena Seballo :
They don’t use this anymore 🙄
2026-07-22 08:23:28
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jabberkitty 🇪🇺 🕊️ :
(The most likely origin hypothesis is that it refered to nepotism. In 1887, the Prime minister ("Bob") put his nephew in an important position. This was super unpopular as the nephew wasnt qualified. The saying means: if the prime minister is your uncle, everything is easily done)
2026-06-10 09:27:02
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LetsGetThisRight :
British also love ending a sentence as a question, don’t they.
2026-07-22 12:21:39
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BobMcD64 :
my name is Bob, and I am an uncle.
2026-07-22 23:22:44
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Rex James :
The phrase likely derived from a retort given to Lord Balfour, a British prime minister and statesman, who’s success could be attributed to his uncle, Lord Salisbury, another British prime minister and statesman, who’s first name was Robert.
2026-07-22 09:09:23
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ChrisCyp :
My favorite part was when he explained it
2026-07-22 21:49:19
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𝔎𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔫 𝔧𝔬𝔩𝔦𝔢 :
It’s like easy peasy?
2026-06-03 08:26:01
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Ggiacomo Rondinelli :
It’s brown trousers time…
2026-07-22 21:50:18
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mommadelp🇬🇧🇺🇲 :
I am British living in the USA, married to an American. My husband thought for the longest time I had an uncle called Bob and asked my mum why he hadn’t met him yet!🤣
2026-07-18 06:02:43
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Brazos01 :
Elvis said that once on Wheeler Dealers when he finished a job on the car he was fixing up. "and Bob's yer uncle"
2026-07-21 23:48:56
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NOLAIrish :
I thought it was because PM Robert 'bob' Cecil named his nephew Chief Secretary of Ireland in a blatant act of nepotism.
2026-07-22 11:39:53
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Mister Mayhem :
Robert is your fathers brother.
2026-07-22 19:15:21
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Biscotti R Jones :
my favorite Brit slang
2026-07-22 00:21:41
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user3365422712846 :
Fanny’s your aunt
2026-07-18 01:16:48
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KJK :
Job done, simple as that.
2026-06-03 09:05:31
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Aure :
Good one
2026-07-10 18:38:58
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Joyce A. Wolfe :
And Sally's your auntie!
2026-07-22 13:09:45
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stevevalade :
I useto say this to my buddy all the time, he was convinced I made it up and it wasn't a real saying, I had to explain the origin to him and probe I didn't make it up
2026-07-23 02:39:45
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hcl2447 :
We used to say “Robert is your mother’s brother” as kind of a joke at work
2026-07-22 00:43:19
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patrick bransford :
Is he not going to explain it???
2026-07-22 16:48:33
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mtyne :
and Patty's your aunt.
2026-06-17 00:17:33
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Hobbitdoreen :
alls good!
2026-07-22 14:17:13
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SkibiddyzNutz :
Nothing
2026-07-21 19:46:07
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