a writer with a 'tin ear' for dialogue [=who writes dialogue that does not sound real]
My wife is a talented musician, but I have a 'tin ear'.
a 'tin' of biscuits/tobacco
(..) Don't give me excuses. Give me results! Navigation. All right. Let me think. And shut him up! -I did it! -Let's get this tin can turned around. Guys? Oh, no. Gloria! Melman! Marty! (..)2005 Madagascar