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tight

1. slang Friendly in a very intimate manner; close-knit. Our group of friends has been tight since elementary school. She and I have always been tight, so her sudden silence is a little bit alarming.
2. slang Drunk. We had so much wine at lunch that we were all pretty tight by the time we left.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tight

1. mod. stingy. She’s really tight with her cash.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Frank was tight and didn’t want to drive.
3. mod. stressful; with little margin for error. When the schedule is tight and we are busy as all get out, the telephone won’t stop ringing.
4. mod. cool; super. His new car is tight!
5. mod. close to someone; friendly with someone. Those two are really tight. True buds.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (as) tight as a drum
  • (as) tight as a tick
  • (as) tight as Dick's hatband
  • a close chewer and a tight spitter
  • a tight corner
  • a tight rein on (someone or something)
  • a tight ship
  • a tight spot
  • a tight squeeze
  • as tight as a tick
  • be in a tight corner
  • be in a tight spot
  • be kept on a tight leash
  • be on a tight leash
  • be tight-arsed
  • be tight-lipped
  • close chewer and a tight spitter
  • get into a (tight) spot
  • have (someone) on a tight leash
  • have a tight grip on (someone or something)
  • have a tight rein on (someone or something)
  • hold on tight
  • hold tight
  • in a (tight) corner
  • in a bind
  • in a corner
  • in a tight corner
  • in a tight corner/spot
  • in a tight spot
  • keep (one) on a tight leash
  • keep a firm grip on
  • keep a tight grip on (someone or something)
  • keep a tight rein on
  • keep a tight rein on (someone or something)
  • keep a tight rein on somebody/something
  • keep a tight rein on someone/something
  • on a short leash
  • on a tight lead
  • on a tight leash
  • run a tight ship
  • run a tight ship, to
  • screwed
  • screwed tight
  • sit tight
  • sit tight, to
  • sleep tight
  • sleep tight!
  • tight
  • tight as a drum
  • tight as a tick
  • tight as Dick's hatband
  • tight as the bark on a tree
  • tight money
  • tight race
  • tight rein on, a
  • tight ship
  • tight spot
  • tight squeeze
  • tight wad
  • tight with a pound
  • tightfisted
  • tight-lipped
  • tightwad
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