a tin god
(little) tin god
A pompous person. My attraction for him waned after he spent the entire evening acting like a little tin god. Everyone on the school board acts like a tin god. It's so irritating!
See also: god, tin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a tin god
ora little tin god
mainly BRITISH, LITERARYIf someone behaves like a tin god or like a little tin god, they behave as if they are much more important and powerful than they really are. So what are his qualifications for acting like a little tin god?
See also: god, tin
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- little tin god
- (little) tin god
- tin god
- tin cow
- tin dog
- roof
- little
- put the tin hat on (something)
- put the tin lid on (something)
- put the tin lid on something