tight ship
tight ship · tight ships
strenges Regiment
A well-organized and highly disciplined organizationA well-organized and highly disciplined organization.
» The captain runs a tight ship.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A well-organized and highly disciplined organization.
to run a tight ship
strenges Regiment
Examples
4 sentencesThe captain runs a tight ship.
I run a tight ship.
The new boss runs a really tight ship.
ruНовый руководитель держит всё под контролем.
That woman knows how to run a tight ship.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
highly disciplined organization:
Forms
plural: tight ships| Singular | tight ship |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatediron fist