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English Idioms :: tighten one's belt
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tighten.html - {v. phr.} To live on less money than usual; use less food and other things. * /When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts./ Often used in the expression "tighten one's belt another notch". * /When the husband lost his job, the Smiths had to do without many things, but when their savings were all spent, they had to tighten their belts another notch./ |
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English Idioms :: tighten the screws
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tighten.html - {v. phr.} To try to make someone do something by making it more and more difficult not to do it; apply pressure. * /When many students still missed class after he began giving daily quizzes, the teacher tightened the screws by failing anyone absent four times./ |
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Traditional English :: tighten
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tighten.html - v.tr. & intr. make or become tight or tighter. tighten one's belt see BELT . |
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English Idioms :: tight
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tighten.html - See: SIT TIGHT. |
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English Idioms :: tight squeeze
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tighten.html - {n. phr.} A difficult situation; financial troubles. * /The Browns aren't going out to dinner these days; they are in a tight squeeze./ |
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English Idioms :: tight end
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tighten.html - {n.} An end in football who plays close to the tackle in the line. * /The tight end is used to catch passes but most often to block./ Contrast: SPLIT END. |
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