little tin god
Example Sentences
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"He thinks he's a little tin god on wheels," the drayman said.
From Main-Travelled Roads by Garland, Hamlin
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.
He thinks he's a little tin god on wheels—and honestly, it makes some people weak and sick just to think about him!
From The Magnificent Ambersons by Tarkington, Booth
He is all the time lashing himself into a fury over imagined wrongs and wanting to play the little tin god on Olympus with his threatened strikes.
From Nobody's Man by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Hite continued: "Your little tin god, Professor Herman Brierly, is spending the summer up in Canada, isn't he?"
From Death Points a Finger by Levinrew, Will
