be in a tight corner/spot

tight | American Dictionary

tight
adjective, adverb[ -er/-est only ]
us/tɑɪt/

tightadjective, adverb[-er/-est only] (FIRMLY TOGETHER)

(held or kept together) firmly or closely:
You have to wrap the bandage tight enough so that it really supports your ankle.
Make sure the door is shut tight (= completely closed) before you leave.
Clothes that are tight fit the body closely, sometimes so closely that they are uncomfortable:
She wore a tight black skirt.
These shoes feel a bit tight.
If you say about two people that they are tight, you mean they are close friends.
tight
adjective
us/tɑɪt/

tightadjective (LIMITED)

[ -er/-est only ]
(esp. of time or money) available in limited amounts:
Arnold has a very tight schedule today and I don’t know if he can see you.
We’re on a tight budget and can’t afford to eat out much.
Parking is very tight on weekdays around here.

tightadjective (CONTROLLED)

strongly controlled:
Security was tight at the meeting between the two leaders.

tightadjective (DIFFICULT)

(of situations) difficult or hard to deal with:
We were in a tight financial situation.
I was in a tight spot (= difficult situation) and wasn’t sure what I should do.
In a competition, tight means close, with the competitors almost even:
He was involved in a very tight race for governor.

tight | Business English

tight
adjective
uk /taɪt/us
GOVERNMENT, LAW
controlled very carefully:
tight controls/security/restrictionsThe talks were held amid tight security in London.
FINANCE, MANAGEMENT
if money or time is tight, there is only just enough of it:
Finances are tight and no university has spare cash.
tight budget/deadline/scheduleWe're working to a very tight schedule.
ECONOMICS, COMMERCE
if there is a tight market, there is not as much of something available as is wanted or needed:
They should not restrict so much land in an already tight and overpriced housing market.
A tight labor market is an employer's nightmare.
 keep a tight rein on sth
to control something, especially spending, in a very careful way:
The chancellor was urged to keep a tight rein on public finances.

Examples of tight

tight
The ethologists formed a tight band, and their promotional activities were well targeted.
This has enabled us to complete camera-ready production for the volume within a fairly ambitious, tight schedule of only seven months.
We also were now inclined to favour tighter credit this week instead of delaying.
Tight junctions and microvilli localized at the trophoblastic surface were disrupted to a high degree.
Here, the issue is why popular protests rose so frequently despite tight political control by the government.
His determined progression towards a tighter fit between services, structure and programme is analysed in impressive detail.
Unless the initial constraint propagation phase provides useful finite bounds, interval estimates are frequently meaningless since calculations with unbounded intervals rarely generate tight enclosures.
This tight link between concessions and mills is the reason for the inclusion of the harvest constraint in the model.
For those who maintain an illusion of tight control, the book will be an eye-opener.
Nonetheless, our data indicate that there is a tight synchronous coupling between words and signs that parallels that observed for speech and gesture.
First, regularity of strophic constructions and tight rhyme schemes are especially cultivated by the troubadours to impose structure on an unruly vernacular language.
To ensure that benefits do not exceed contributions a tight limit has been set on eligibility and total payments.
Since then, the political climate has forced the central government to impose tight controls on ministerial spending.
A tight editorial rein has been kept on length of chapter and the authors' succinct treatment of their various subjects is laudable.
First, the natural rate falls, and so, for a given actual real interest rate, monetary policy is tighter.
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