Wound tighter than a two dollar watch 

A very high degree of stress. Stressed almost to the breaking point. Human condition generally associated with mental stress. Sometimes treatable by cessation of work.

I am not sure what was wrong with my boss, she came into work Monday, wound tighter than a two dollar watch, yelling at everyone.

Wound tighter than a two dollar watch by rucus11 September 23, 2009

Tighter Than Dick's Hatband 

An old southern idiom. Could be used to identify a place that is empty, a person who is wound up, or any number of situations where the word "tight" is used. Nobody seems to know who Dick was. Apparently he had a tough time keeping his hat on his head.

I went and checked that place you told me about. They've closed up tighter than dick's hatband. Have been for years.

Tighter Than Dick's Hatband by kiteless. June 12, 2013

Tighter than 2 coats of paint 

When a person is cheap or frugal

When it was time for Steve to buy a round of drinks last night, he bolted and said he had to leave. Man that guy is tighter than 2 coats of paint

Tighter than 2 coats of paint by phil latio August 6, 2012

Tighten his shortz 

To give a crossword fanatic a book which contains puzzles which are much, much harder than the ones they are doing right now. It is named after puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

"I just bought Bob that book of Chicago Tribune crossword puzzles. That really oughta tighten his shortz."

Tighten his shortz by geniusonwheels February 6, 2009

tightening the door knob

(participial phrase) the sexual act of grabbing and twisting the head of the penis upon male orgasm in an attempt to increase seminal velocity (and make a cool spiral); the partner performing this act must make a squeaky sound as if a door knob was being tightened

Male 1: My girl was tightening the door knob last night.
Male 2: What?
Male 1: She twisted the head of my penis when I came and I let fly a mighty ejaculate.
Male 2: Does it burn?
Male 1: Yea, but it was worth it. And she's blind now.

tightening the door knob by xXxPDxXxn0$c0p3xXx420BL4z3xXx February 23, 2015

tighten the reins 

to start to control something or someone more carefully

I have tighten the reins on my little sister so that she won't eat anymore candy.

tighten the reins by joanneistooawesome April 11, 2015

I kiss my own tightness 

A phrase used to describe how much you appreciate yourself when other's don't.

"You know rapper RM?"
"Yeah, he's not appreciated enough."
"That's why he says, (I kiss my own tightness)."
"Oh, because he appreciates his self so no one has too."

I kiss my own tightness by ParkMinho August 15, 2018