idiot
121idiot\ box — noun A television set. Phil has been staring at the idiot box all afternoon …
122idiot box — n a television set. A less common alterna tive to gogglebox, dating from around 1960, by which time the mind numbing effects of TV viewing were attracting criti cal comment. ► An entertaining and salutary study of the tangled, dishonest and… …
123idiot board — (Slang) idiot card, mechanical apparatus (such as placard, projector or continuous roll of paper) for prompting a television performer with lines to be spoken …
124idiot card — n. (Slang) idiot board, mechanical apparatus (such as placard, projector or continuous roll of paper) for prompting a television performer with lines to be spoken during a program …
125idiot light — A warning or caution light in the cockpit, in lieu of an instrument, which shows the functioning or malfunction of a certain system. Idiot lights may be provided in lieu of ammeters, the engine oil pressure gauge, etc. In these instances, they… …
126idiot lights — warning lights on the instrument panel of a car Kim wants a car with gauges, not idiot lights …
127idiot box — television set He sits in front of the idiot box all day and never gets any work done …
128idiot board — /ˈɪdiət bɔd/ (say ideeuht bawd) noun a prompting device held before television speakers but not projected on to the film. Also, idiot card, cue card …
