model in

model (someone or something) in (something)

To create a model figure of some person or thing in a given substance or medium. The artist models various characters from literature, film, and pop culture in scrap metal he collects from the junkyard at the edge of town. We'll model you with clay, and then use that model to create the statue.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

model something in something

to make a model of something in a particular substance. She modeled the figure in clay. I modeled a bear in modeling clay.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • there is no there there
  • blank canvas
  • canvas
  • form and substance
  • beauty is more than skin deep
  • beauty is only skin deep
  • Beauty is only skin-deep
  • addict
  • addict (one) to (something)
  • addict to
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They had a beautiful huge model in luminous green of an elephant that played Dumbo's mom, Jumbo, and then they had multiple, multiple stand-ins for Dumbo," Farrell said.
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In addition to discussing the econometric flaw, this comment presents some new estimates of the basic model in Cebula which show that the ceiling on federal deposit insurance does not significantly affect the failure rate of S&L's.
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For fashion inspiration, she looks to Audrey Hepburn and former Chanel model Ins de la Fressange, claiming that she loves the whole 'less is more' thing Audrey had going on.
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