American Idioms and Expressions

Run A Tight Ship Idiom

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run a tight ship
What does run a tight ship mean?
to run an organization/one's life/a ship in an orderly and disciplined mannerMy friend runs a tight ship and makes few mistakes in his life.
run a tight ship
What does run a tight ship mean?
to run an organization or one's life or a ship in an orderly and disciplined manner My friend runs a tight ship and makes few mistakes in his life.


Some Random Idioms
on the other hand
What does "on the other hand" mean?
looking at the opposite side of a matterHe is very intelligent but on the other hand he is very lazy and always gets low marks at school.
take out
What does "take out" mean?
go out with somebody; go on a date with somebody
right and left
What does "right and left" mean?
on both sides, on all sides, everywhereThe child looked right and left before he crossed the road.
willie pete
What does "willie pete" mean?
white phosphorus
have the feel of (something)
What does "have the feel of (something)" mean?
have learned how something feels, be accustomed to somethingAs soon as I had the feel of the airplane, the instructor let me fly it.
as white as a sheet
What does "as white as a sheet" mean?
very paleI felt terrible this morning and in the mirror I looked as white as a sheet.
two wrongs don't make a right
What does "two wrongs don't make a right" mean?
you cannot justify doing something wrong or bad just because somebody else has done the same thing to youTwo wrongs don't make a right and just because the boy's friend was not punished for taking the equipment without permission, this did not make it right for others to do the same thing.
beat a hasty retreat
What does "beat a hasty retreat" mean?
to retreat or withdraw very quickly The soldiers beat a hasty retreat when the guerrillas attacked them.

run a meeting
What does "run a meeting" mean?
to conduct a meetingMy boss is not able to run a meeting very well.
say (something) to (someone's) face
What does "say (something) to (someone's) face" mean?
to say something (often unpleasant) directly to someoneMy supervisor always complains about me but she is afraid to say anything to my face.

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