tight ship (官兵配合默契、纪律严明的)模范舰船
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- I’m trying very hard to run a tight ship here, but that guy who was hired two months ago has been late almost every morning and one day took more than two hours for lunch.
我在这儿想尽量管理得严格一点。 可是,那个两个月前被雇的人几乎每天早上都迟到,中午花两个多小时吃午饭。 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which regulates banks and sets interest rates, has a record of running a tight ship.
印度储备银行监督管理银行的运营,制定利率,该银行一向是纪律严明。 - We have little freedom at work because our manager runs a very tight ship.
我们在工作时毫无自由,因为经理对我们管得非常严。