little tin god
Example Sentences
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"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)
"Well," said Clay flippantly, "if you will set up as a little tin god on wheels, you must expect them to say their prayers to you."
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.
You ain't any little tin god on wheels.
From Steve Yeager by Raine, William MacLeod
He’s a little tin god on wheels, Margaret, that can do no wrong.
From The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
A little tin god has a pleasant time of it, no doubt, until the coming of the eighteen carat gold idol.
From The Rise of Roscoe Paine by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
