tight

keep a tight rein on: seerein.

run a tight ship be very strict in managing an organization or operation.

sit tight: seesit.

tight as a tick extremely drunk. informal

☞ The simile as full as a tick occurs in a late 17th-century proverb collection, referring to the way in which the blood-sucking insects swell as they gorge themselves. In the modern expression, there is a play on tight as an informal synonym for 'drunk' and its literal meaning 'stretched taut', like a tick satiated with blood.

a tight corner (or spot or place) a difficult situation.

2013Daily Telegraph A smile of immense satisfaction spread across Mr Cameron's face. 'Never underestimate the ability of Boris to get out of a tight spot,' he beamed.

词组	tight
释义	tight keep a tight rein on: seerein. run a tight ship be very strict in managing an organization or operation. sit tight: seesit. tight as a tick extremely drunk. informal ☞ The simile as full as a tick occurs in a late 17th-century proverb collection, referring to the way in which the blood-sucking insects swell as they gorge themselves. In the modern expression, there is a play on tight as an informal synonym for 'drunk' and its literal meaning 'stretched taut', like a tick satiated with blood. a tight corner (or spot or place) a difficult situation. 2013Daily Telegraph A smile of immense satisfaction spread across Mr Cameron's face. 'Never underestimate the ability of Boris to get out of a tight spot,' he beamed.
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