Idiom Tighten belt definition + examples

Idiom TIGHTEN BELT (Pait per pathar bandhna)
Meanings: Sacrifice and lower your standard of living because you have less money than you did before. 
Usage: We must tighten our belt and save something for future.

The main word used in this idiom is:

tight

[tahyt]

adjective, tighter, tightest.

1.

firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure:

a tight knot.

2.

drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.

3.

affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, especially too closely:

a tight collar.

4.

difficult to deal with or manage:

to be in a tight situation.

5.

of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.:

a good, tight roof.

6.

concise; terse:

a tight style of writing.

7.

firm; rigid:

his tight control of the company.

8.

carefully arranged or organized and full; affording little leeway; compact:

a tight schedule.

9.

nearly even; close:

a tight race.

10.

Informal.

1. close, as friends; familiar or intimate.
2. united:
   The strikers are tight in their refusal to accept the proposed contract.

11.

parsimonious; stingy.

12.

Slang. drunk; tipsy.

13.

characterized by scarcity or eager demand; costly; limited; restricted:

a tight job market; tight money.

14.

Journalism. (of a newspaper) having more news available than is required for or utilizable in a particular issue.

15.

Baseball. inside .

16.

Scot. and North England. competent or skillful.

17.

tidy.

18.

neatly or well built or made.

adverb, tighter, tightest.

19.

in a tight manner; closely; firmly; securely; tensely:

Shut the door tight. The shirt fit tight across the shoulders.

20.

soundly or deeply:

to sleep tight.

Idioms

21.

sit tight, to take no action.

Examples from the web for tight

• Mine is sealed up tight in a far corner of the garden.
• Activate the camera's zoom function to capture tight shots and close ups, then share your movies easily with your loved ones.
• His other fingers close underneath and hold the handle tight.
• tight close-ups of talking heads build to full-page muscled poses.
• For religious groups in this country, there is tight link between education and income.
• My sense is that it has a lot more to do with the economy in general and with the tight academic job market in particular.
• It also places such tight conditions on polygamy as to render the practice virtually impossible.
• For years, surgeons have sought a substance that could create an air tight seal over a surgical wound.
• Repeat on remaining two sides, then staple all around the edges, pulling cloth tight.
• Progress is so slow in higher education, particularly in tight budget times.

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