get tight
Frequency: 8.595.3 per million words
To change to a state of being tight (e.g., clothes, time, money).
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- My favorite jeans are starting to get tight.
- As the deadline approaches, our schedule will get tight.
- If you don't eat less, your clothes will get tight.
- The rope began to get tight as we pulled on it.
- With the new budget cuts, the company finances will get tight.
- He realized his grip on the handlebars would soon get tight.
- After the holidays, my waistband tends to get tight.
- If we don't leave soon, we'll get tight on time for the train.
- The situation required them to get tight with their expenses.
- As the children grow, their clothes inevitably get tight.