run a taut ship
run a taut ship
To keep a place, group, or organization very well organized and operating efficiently. Jane sure ran a taut ship around here. The department has devolved into chaos without her leadership.
See also: run, ship, taut
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- taut
- run a tight ship
- run a tight ship, to
- tight ship
- a tight ship
- Mary Jane
- Maryjane
- all one's ducks in a row, get/have
- take the slack up
- How you doing?