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Hello, please can you explain what's the meaning of Bob's your Uncle and go and catch a flick? I look forward to hearing your answer. Thank you very much.

Jason, Chongqing, China

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This week's question is about some odd English phrases. One of them is Bob's your Uncle which people say to mean it's simple or straightforward. Bob is a man's name but why his name is used is a mystery.

We also explain other idioms that use people's names. Listen out for Steven, Tom, Dick and Harry.

Another expression that gets used is to catch a flick. You can catch a bus or a fish but in this context the word means something else.

A place to catch a flick

The word flick is slang for film or movie. So what do you think catch a flick might mean? Listen to the programme to find out.

If you have a question for our team, send it to us at questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk and we might answer it on this programme.

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