run a tight ship

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The bank didn't give any update on the potential sale of non-core assets after Krupa said last month he intended to run a "tight ship" in terms of the bank's portfolio.

From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023

Seattle City Councilmember M. Lorena González opened the public hearing by saying, “I’m going to run a tight ship here.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2019

Which raises the question, does anyone know how to run a tight ship on Goat Hill?

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2016

"It is important to run a tight ship, but simply cutting jobs is often the action of a company that does not know what else to do," Windsor said.

From US News • Oct. 13, 2015

As the batter trotted back to the sidelines, Mr. Ritchie explained that one must run a tight ship to keep the most organized softball league in the city.

From New York Times • May 25, 2013