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  • 1put a lid on something — keep/put/a lid on something phrase to keep something strongly under control She’s learned to put a tight lid on her emotions. Thesaurus: to limit or control something or someonesynonym Main entry: lid …

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  • 2Tight Fit — Origin United Kingdom Genres Pop, Dance, MOR Years active 1981–1983, 2008 present Labels Jive Records Tight Fit are a …

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  • 3tight head — ˈtight head 7 [tight head] noun (in ↑rugby) the player in the front row of a team in the ↑scrum who is furthest from where the ball is put in …

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  • 4put someone in a hole — put (someone/something) in a hole to cause a difficult situation for someone or something. Whitson gave up home runs to Palmeiro and Bonilla that put Cleveland in a hole. I campaigned against two opponents from this state, and I think it put me… …

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  • 5put something in a hole — put (someone/something) in a hole to cause a difficult situation for someone or something. Whitson gave up home runs to Palmeiro and Bonilla that put Cleveland in a hole. I campaigned against two opponents from this state, and I think it put me… …

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  • 6put in a hole — put (someone/something) in a hole to cause a difficult situation for someone or something. Whitson gave up home runs to Palmeiro and Bonilla that put Cleveland in a hole. I campaigned against two opponents from this state, and I think it put me… …

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  • 7tight — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely and firmly put together (a tight joint). 3 (of clothes etc.) too closely fitting (my shoes are rather tight). 4 impermeable, impervious …

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  • 8tight — 01. These pants are too [tight]; I think I need something a little larger. 02. You should [tighten] the strap on your bicycle helmet or it will fall off if you are in an accident. 03. The little boy held his mother s hand [tightly] as he walked… …

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  • 9tight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. close, compact, hermetic, impervious; snug, close fitting; hemmed in; strict, stringent; scarce, in short supply; informal, stingy, parsimonious; slang, intoxicated, inebriated, loaded. See closure …

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  • 10put — v 1. place, pose, set, lay; drop, Inf. plop, Inf. plunk, Inf. plank, plump; park, station, post, stand; plant, implant, imbed; perch, mount, deposit; situate, locate, emplace, position, center; dispose, allocate, install, collocate, spot,… …

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