RUN A TIGHT SHIP

Meaning of RUN A TIGHT SHIP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ phrasal ]

: to have strict and exacting standards in controlling or managing something (as a business)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

RUN A TIGHT SHIP — phrasal to have strict and exacting standards in controlling or managing something (as a business)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — to have strict and exacting standards in controlling or managing something (as a business)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — to organize sth in a very efficient way, controlling other people very closely
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — {v. phr.} To run an organization with a firm hand, with strict rules and regulations. * /Our dean of the …
Slang English vocab
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — See ↑ EFFICIENT/NOT EFFICIENT 3
Longman Activator English vocab
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — {v. phr.} To run an organization with a firm hand, with strict rules and regulations. * /Our dean of the …
Словарь английских идиом
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — v. phr. To run an organization with a firm hand, with strict rules and regulations. Our dean of the college …
American Idioms English vocabulary
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — expr infml The new manager runs a tight ship — У нового управляющего все ходят по струнке
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — expr infml The new manager runs a tight ship — У нового управляющего все ходят по струнке
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — run a tight ship expr infml The new manager runs a tight ship У нового управляющего все ходят по струнке
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
RUN A TIGHT SHIP — The new manager runs a tight ship — У нового управляющего все ходят по струнке
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
TIGHT — I. ˈtīt, usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of thight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHIP — I. ˈship noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English schip, ship, from Old English scip; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran, ˈraa(ə)n ; or nonstandard run ; run ; running ; runs ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-SHIP — ˌship noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -schipe, -shipe, -ship, from Old English -scipe; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIGHT — (superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight …
Английский словарь Webster
TIGHT — ( superl. ) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIGHT — — tightly , adv. — tightness , n. /tuyt/ , adj. tighter, tightest , adv., tighter, tightest . adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHIP — — shipless , adj. — shiplessly , adv. /ship/ , n. , v. , shipped, shipping . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUN — — runnable , adj. — runnability , n. /run/ , v. , ran, run, running , n. , adj. v.i. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIGHT — I. ˈtīt adjective Etymology: Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, watertight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thēttr tight; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHIP — I. ˈship noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scip; akin to Old High German skif ship …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran ; also chiefly dialect run ; run ; run·ning ) Etymology: Middle English ronnen, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-SHIP — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -scipe; akin to Old High German -scaft -ship, Old English scieppan to shape — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIGHT — p.p. of tie. 2. tight ·superl handy; adroit; brisk. 3. tight ·- of tie. 4. tight ·superl somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. …
Webster English vocab
SHIP — noun pay; reward. 2. ship ·vi to embark on a ship. 3. ship ·noun any large seagoing vessel. 4. ship …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
TIGHT — [tight] adj [alter. of earlier thight close set, dense, of Scand origin; akin to ON thettr tight; akin to MHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHIP — [ship] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE scip; akin to OHG skif ship] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a large seagoing …
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Britannica English vocabulary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHIP — / ʃɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a large boat that carries people or goods by sea : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN — / rʌn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( running , ran / ræn; NAmE / run ) MOVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHIP — I. ship 1 S2 W2 /ʃɪp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scip ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHIP — n. & v. --n. 1 a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing-vessel with a bowsprit and three, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHIP — n. & v. n. 1 a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing-vessel with a bowsprit and three, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUN
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Oxford English vocab
SHIP — n. & v. --n. 1. a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing-vessel with a bowsprit and three, …
Oxford English vocab
RUN
Oxford English vocab
TIGHT — ( tighter, tightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tight clothes or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN — ( runs, running, ran) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHT — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tight clothes or shoes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TIGHT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a firm/tight grip ▪ The streets were crowded and she kept a tight grip …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cruise ship/liner ▪ a luxury cruise ship a luxury ship/yacht ▪ He'd booked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Longman Activator English vocab
RUN — INDEX: 1. to run 2. to run as a sport or for exercise 3. to run with short quick steps …
Longman Activator English vocab
TIGHT — adj. 25B6; adjective a tight grip : FIRM, fast, secure, fixed, clenched. the rope was pulled tight : TAUT, rigid, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHIP — No one writer in the whole range of Greek and Roman literature has supplied us with so much information concerning …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHIP — 1. сущ. 1) а) корабль; морское судно (на силовом двигателе или парусное) to abandon ship (when it is sinking) ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUN — 1. сущ. 1) бег, пробег, пробежка at a run ≈ бегом on the run ≈ на ходу, в движении We …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
-TIGHT — компонент сложных слов со значением : непроницаемый air-tight ≈ воздухонепроницаемый light-tight ≈ светонепроницаемый wind-tight ≈ ветронепроницаемый в сложных словах означает …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHIP — ship.ogg 1. ʃıp n 1. 1> корабль; судно broad-bottomed sharp-bottomed ship - плоскодонное острокильное судно merchant ship - торговое судно …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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