tube it

tube it

1. slang To travel (to some place) on the London Underground or some similar public rapid transit system. Primarily heard in UK. I'm living right next to Bayswater station, so thankfully I can just tube it to work each morning. A: "Do you want to split a taxi?" B: "Nah, let's just tube it."
2. slang To fail some test or examination. Primarily heard in US. A: "How'd the test go?" B: "Not good. I'm pretty sure I tubed it."
See also: tube
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tube it

tv. to fail a test. (see also tube.) I was afraid I’d tube it, so I studied my head off.
See also: tube
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • chip
  • chips
  • up on (one's) ear
  • Two Bob
  • (as) dead as mutton
  • dead as mutton
  • mutton
  • one of the boys
  • one of the lads
  • be one of the boys
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