tin god
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Its plausible air lasts until the final scenes; then the hero goes out of character and the picture goes off on a little sentimental jag to treat him like a tin god.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everybody brought their troubles to me, and I guess I thought I was a little tin god on wheels and the place couldn't get along without me.
From Where There's a Will by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
Nice fellow, that shoeman—or he will be when he gets over thinking I’m a tin god and sits down and plays crib like I was an ordinary human being....
From The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Lewis, Sinclair
"He's a little tin god at Fentonville, I've heard," Mrs. Sampson responded, laughing in the mechanical way which was her habit.
From The Philistines by Bates, Arlo
In fact, he is a little tin god on wheels.
From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by Hill, John A.
