tube

(noun) television

Example Sentence:

Did you see that show on the tube last night? It was great.

A: What did you do last night?
B: I just stayed home and watched the tube because I had nothing better to do.

Note:

tube is usually used with the definite article the

the tube

Similar idioms:

1. riot
2. ticked off
3. pissed off
4. show-off
5. a watched pot never boils
6. pissed