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tight ship

NOUN
well-managed business
Synonyms
WEAK
efficient business efficient household efficient organization

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The new chief financial officer seems like she is running a very tight ship.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

“Strictly runs on incredibly tight deadlines and needs to be run like a tight ship, and I congratulate all the staff who get this done,” said another.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

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

From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023

Back inside, despite running a tight ship, Lulo’s demeanor is calm and collected.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

My parents ran a tight ship, and I had no reason to believe they weren’t serious about their demands, so I didn’t dare bring home any grade below an A-minus.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad