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
"Oh, your little tin god on wheels is not the only one," replied Helena, the astute.
From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
"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)
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
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
