| 单词 | tight ship |
| 释义 | tight shipSEE SYNONYMS FOR tight ship ON THESAURUS.COM A well-managed organization, as in The camp director runs a tight ship. This metaphoric term alludes to a ship in which the ropes are taut and by extension the ship is strictly managed. [Second half of 1900s] Words nearby tight shiptight-money policy, tight-mouthed, tightrope, tightrope walker, tights, tight ship, tight shot, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightwad, tightwire The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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