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Meaning of tight ship | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A well-organized and highly disciplined organization.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Italiano pieno regime

Examples

“to run a tight ship”
“You're new here, so let me lay it down for you. I run a pretty tight ship around here. That's why the students call me "the hammer".”
“I know your agent’s third cousin really wanted to hear their name, but the Oscar show producers run a tight ship, yes-sir-Bob.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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