tighten it up

To get one's shit together.

After breaking his sobriety and drinking, Amy told John to tighten it up.

by SLAP May 11, 2004

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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.

by rucus11 September 23, 2009

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Sleep Tight Pupper

Sleep Tight Pupper is a term used for Gabe the Dog or any popular dog meme on the internet, in which the dog is small, and usually indicates said pupper has passed.

Did you hear Gabe The Dog died.
Yeah... Everyone should say Sleep Tight Pupper before they sleep tonight.

by Backtalkers February 5, 2017

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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.

by kiteless. June 12, 2013

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The Tighty Whities

A deadly gang from the streets of Potomac. The gang was founded in 2008 and has since doubled. The notorious street gang is known for all of its members being tight and white.

Bystander 1- "Man the crime rate in Potomac has increased from .8% to 1.1% in the past 3 years!"

Bystander 2- "Yea since the founding of The Tighty Whities, the streets of Potomac are no longer safe."

by PotomacThug August 13, 2010

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