tin (redirected from tinned)

be like a cat on a hot tin roof

to be nervous and unable to keep still. What's the matter with her? She's like a cat on a hot tin roof this morning.

See also: cat, hot, like, roof

a tin ear (informal)

if someone has a tin ear, they do not have a natural ability to understand or enjoy music. Even to someone with a tin ear like mine, their singing sounded pretty awful.

See also: ear

a (little) tin god (literary)

someone who behaves as if they are more important or powerful than they really are. Have you seen him over there, acting like a little tin god?

See also: god