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Discover Ludwig"tight as a" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It is usually used to describe something that is very tight or constricted and is often used as a simile. Example: "The knot was tied tight as a drum, making it nearly impossible to untie."
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"Tight as a lid".
"As tight as a tick".
"Clenched tight as a dogwood bud in January".
Bedminster was as tight as a half-hitch.
It's tight as a drum at Royal Birkdale.
She closes tight, as a seed, storing herself for later.
The Pakistanis have sealed Torkham tight as a vault.
Everyone's pulled tight as a knot and we're going forward".
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I too am a privacy provider, however I have not poked the US Government by offering tight-as-a-drum encryption as a safe harbor.
Arcangel acknowledges an affinity with Marclay, and says of his work, "Christian goes entirely at his own pace, and his work is super-tight as a result".
Thomas Leer - 'Tight As A Drum'.
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