little tin god
Example Sentences
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She's so confoundedly respectful—acts as if I were a little tin god.
From Two Thousand Miles Below by Diffin, Charles Willard
A week or two more and the "little tin god" would go down off his wheels.
From A Soldier of the Legion by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
"He thinks he's a little tin god on wheels," the drayman said.
From Main-Travelled Roads by Garland, Hamlin
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.
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.
