tighter than bark on a tree 

This phrase can describe many people we have the pleasure of knowing and have to deal with on a daily basis;
Such as, stingy ass pricks who wouldn't loan you a dollar to save your life AND EVEN IF THEY DID... there would be 70% interest.
Aswell as "no bullshit" parents who force their kids (and other people's kids) to act like good fucking Catholic school boys with consequences of "a knuckle sandwich" and or "tanning your hide" in tandem with threats like "If you keep it up like this, you won't be able to sit for a week!" or " You'd better watch your smart mouth buster!"

"Damn Daniel, your dad is tighter than bark on a tree!"

"You don't even know the half of it, Billy."

tighter than bark on a tree by 《Your Wife's Boyfriend》 October 6, 2020

we are tighter than bark on a tree

When you are as close to something as bark on a tree. Usually used to get someone to do something.

Girl: wanna go on a date
Boy: Why should I?
Girl: Because we are tighter than bark on a tree.
Boy: oh okay

we are tighter than bark on a tree by Gninja237 June 18, 2017