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!" 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 Wood, Stanley L.

It will do 'em good to let it out at a tin god, if they don't know any better.

From The Vision of Elijah Berl by Nason, Frank Lewis

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.

Everybody brought their troubles to me, and I guess I thought I was a little tin god on wheels and the place couldn't get along without me.

From Where There's a Will by Rinehart, Mary Roberts