be a/the model of (something)

to be an excellent example of something.

Claudia, always the model of good taste, looked elegant in a black silk gown.

• a guiding spirit
• a guilt trip
• a guinea pig
• a gut-bucket
• a gut feeling
• a gut reaction
• a hair out of place
• a hair's breadth
• a hair shirt
• a halfway house
• a half-wit
• a hand-me-down
• a hanger-on
• a hang-up
• a happy accident
• a happy hunting ground
• a happy medium
• a hard nut
• a hard nut to crack
• a hard-on
• a hard row to hoe
• a has-been
• a hatchet job
• a hatchet man
• ahead of schedule