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Tighten up   /tˈaɪtən əp/   Listen
Tighten up

verb
1.
Restrict.  Synonyms: constrain, stiffen, tighten.  "Stiffen the regulations"






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"Tighten up" Quotes from Famous Books



... word, little woman," he said in his kindest tone. "You didn't mean a word of it; you haven't been well lately, and I oughtn't to have left you. Tighten up your reins; we'll drive on if you ...
— The Tides of Barnegat • F. Hopkinson Smith

... there, you sons of cooks!" cried the Sawyer, who was splashing for his life in the water. "I've tackled 'un now. Just tighten up the belt, to see if he biteth centre-like. You can't lift 'un! Lord bless 'ee, not you. It 'll take all I know to do that, I guess; and Firm ain't to lay no hand to it. Don't you be in such a doggoned hurry. Hold ...
— Erema - My Father's Sin • R. D. Blackmore



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