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07-19-2020 09:43 PM #11
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I had absolutely no idea of the origin of the phrase; so looked it up in 'Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'.
Bob's your uncle. 'That will be alright; you needn't bother any more, just leave it to me!' The phrase was occasioned by A J Balfour's promotion of his uncle Robert (Lord Salisbury) the Tory Prime Minister, to the post of Chief Secretary for Ireland. Balfour had previously been made President for the Local Government Board in 1886, then Secretary for Scotland with a seat in the Cabinet. The suggestion of nepotism was difficult to ignore.'
So now we all know. My maternal Grandmother was of English stock, as was my paternal Grandfather, and they used the phrase regularly. So it obviously migrated to NZ from the UK. It's used now when everything just falls into place, and you think "Crikey! That was a doddle!".
All good.Last edited by johnboy; 07-19-2020 at 10:03 PM. Reason: Just had to add 'All good!'
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'51 Ford school bus. Chev 400 ci Vortec 5 sp manual + Gearvendors 2sp, 2000 Chev lwb dually chassis and axles.
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