tight as Dick's hatband
(as) tight as Dick's hatband
old-fashioned Exceptionally or peculiarly tight. I think you shrunk my shirt in the wash. It's tight as Dick's hatband now! It was as tight as Dick's hatband in that tiny car of his.
See also: hatband, tight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*tight as Dick's hatband
Fig. very tight. (*Also: as ~.) I've got to lose some weight. My belt is as tight as Dick's hatband. This window is stuck tight as Dick's hatband.
See also: hatband, tight
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- tight
- tight with a pound
- tight as the bark on a tree
- worm out of (something or some place)
- tight as a drum
- (as) tight as a drum
- fine