We grilled some tube steak for lunch.
tube steak
idiomA frankfurter/hot dog.
Origin
disputed originA rhyming allusion to cube steak and the item's shape.
The kids were hungry after the game, so we stopped at the stand for some tube steak.
The roadside diner served a surprisingly decent tube steak, despite the rather unappealing appearance of the establishment.
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all sizzle and no steak
A thing or person which fails to measure up to its description or advance promotion.
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put the toothpaste back in the tube
To revert a situation; to put things back as they were before something (usually an unwelcome thing) became a reality.
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toothpaste is out of the tube
A situation that cannot be recovered or reversed back to its original state.