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
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.
"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)
She's so confoundedly respectful—acts as if I were a little tin god.
From Two Thousand Miles Below by Diffin, Charles Willard
