tight as a tick

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tight as a tick

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not comparable, slang Drunk, inebriated. For there ain't no kick Getting tight as a tick When you know that you're not breaking the law
Similar: drunk
not comparable Fully inflated; swollen near to bursting. I blow it up until it's tight as a tick. Just below the skirt through which the lanyard passes, a tiny mouth whistles a single-note tune until the balloon's lungs are emptied.
Similar: full, full as a tick, inflated, overinflated, swollen
not comparable, slang Unwilling to spend money. "Son, excuse me, but the woman was as tight as a tick, as my grannie used to say. The reason I didn't work on that car of hers is because the one time I did, I charged her a hundred forty-four dollars for a battery, which as you know is the cost to me. She said I was gouging her."
Similar: miserly

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adj drunk, inebriated

Русский	пья́ный в доску pʹjányj v dosku, пья́ный в дупель pʹjányj v dupelʹ, пья́ный в стельку pʹjányj v stelʹku, в соплю пья́ный v soplju pʹjányj

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@misc{tight_as_a_tick_2026,
  title = {tight as a tick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tight%20as%20a%20tick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}