little tin god
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The duke may remain a duke, but he won’t be such a little tin god on wheels.
From The Rough Road by William John Locke
"Oh, your little tin god on wheels is not the only one," replied Helena, the astute.
From The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
"Sort of little tin god," said Mike, taking a violent dislike to Adair from that moment.
From Mike and Psmith by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
"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 Stanley L. Wood
She's so confoundedly respectful—acts as if I were a little tin god.
From Two Thousand Miles Below by Charles Willard Diffin
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