Meaning of Robert's your uncle | Babel Free
Examples
“They would send⟳ a man immediately, and if he could not get⟳ it open⟳ they would run⟳ us home! We left the telephone, walked up two small flights of stairs, and opened the front door as, believe⟳ it or not, the car with three policemen in it was just pulling up. I mention⟳ this amazing promptitude hoping that it will be a comfort to timorous souls whose tums turn⟳ over when things go bump in the night. A few words to the police, give⟳ the address first, and before you can say⟳ “Robert’s your uncle” there he is—stalwart two or three of him.”
“When the $120,000 first mortgage came due in 1970, they managed to get⟳ it renewed for another five years and finally paid it off in 1975. Delta sold some portions of the land⟳ on the north side over the years, but retained enough to put⟳ up another office building, due to open⟳ this fall⟳. And Robert’s your uncle. It’s easy when you know⟳ how — and if you’ve got the guts.”
“The overbearingly wealthy Yank had been so impressed with the demos flown from the home of Siren Records to the U.S.A. that he was grimly determined to catch⟳ the band in a live⟳ setting. All systems go, I mused. Grab⟳ a London saver, hitch-hike to the little-known Key Club and Robert’s your Uncle.”
“Low on dosh? Just select⟳ Quest 7 (The Stone Hunter) and go straight to the exit. Do this a few times and Robert’s your uncle.”
“Jimmy May definitely knows his tees from his teas as he’s given us a cheat to enter⟳ the fantasy zone (phwooarr!) in this great golf game. Firstly start⟳ a new game and then take⟳ 100 strokes on any hole without putting out on that hole. GAME OVER should soon appear⟳. Now quickly press⟳ UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT and button A. And hey presto! Robert’s your uncle!”
“My adventure began a couple of months ago when an invitation to the “inaugural” was extended to my girlfriend Leslie and I^([sic]) from my first cousin’s best friend’s ex-husband named Robert Deaton, who has been working with the Clinton administration since the early years in Little Rock. […] All we had to do was join⟳ the Arkansas Democratic Party ($100 each)[,] pay⟳ Robert a service fee ($100 each), reserve⟳ a five-night minimum stay⟳ at the Georgetown Mariott^([sic]) (way too much), reserve⟳ two inaugural ball tickets ($150) and Robert’s your uncle.”
“If I could come⟳ up to Manchester tomorrow, he’d pick⟳ me up at the station, take⟳ me to see⟳ a couple of third parties, and Robert’s your uncle. But there was, of course, one more thing to discuss⟳: like⟳ how much, mate? I didn’t really know⟳ the going rate, so I let⟳ him tell⟳ me.”
“It would be nice to know⟳, for example, what jewelry he selected for his litter box. No self-respecting tabby with a two-grand bolt hole is going to back-squirt in some 10-buck plastic pan from Walmart. That we can be sure of. It’s a Birks box and a gold flush or Robert’s your uncle.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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