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
Thar ain't hardly an officer in this garrison thet ain't just achin' fer ter kick that squirt, but ther women—oh, Lord; they think he's a little tin god on wheels.
From Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier by Blumenschein, Ernest L.
"Well," said Clay flippantly, "if you will set up as a little tin god on wheels, you must expect them to say their prayers to you."
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.
She thought you were a little tin god on wheels, and told me after you'd gone that you'd come back and thrash me.
From The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility by Robertson, Morgan
"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.
