Meaning of tight ship | Babel Free
Equivalents
Deutsch
strenges Regiment
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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