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

Thar ain't hardly an officer in this garrison thet ain't just achin' fer ter kick that squirt, but ther women—oh, Lord; they think he's a little tin god on wheels.

From Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier by Blumenschein, Ernest L.

"Sort of little tin god," said Mike, taking a violent dislike to Adair from that moment.

From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

"Oh!" said the newly-made captain, "I'm not one of your old-fashioned sort that thinks an owner a little tin god."

From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.

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